Illness
11illness*/*/*/ — [ˈɪlnəs] noun 1) [U] the state of feeling ill or having a disease He missed five days of school because of illness.[/ex] 2) [C] a particular disease, or a period of being ill a serious illness[/ex] • Other ways of saying illness ■ bug (informal)… …
12illness — n. 1) to get over an illness 2) a fatal; grave, major, serious; incurable; lingering; slight; sudden; terminal; untreatable illness 3) mental illness * * * [ ɪlnɪs] grave incurable lingering major serious …
13illness — [[t]ɪ̱lnəs[/t]] ♦♦♦ illnesses 1) N UNCOUNT Illness is the fact or experience of being ill. If your child shows any signs of illness, take her to the doctor... Mental illness is still a taboo subject. 2) N COUNT An illness is a particular disease… …
14illness — ill|ness [ ılnəs ] noun *** uncount the state of feeling sick or having a disease: He missed five days of school because of illness. patients who are recovering from major surgery or serious illness a. count a particular disease, or a period of… …
15illness — / Ilnis/ noun (C, U) a disease of the body or mind: She had all the normal childhood illnesses. | mental illness | serious illness: an insurance policy that guarantees an income in the event of serious illness | minor illness (=one that is not… …
16illness — Sickness; disease. For some purposes inclusive of both severe and slight attacks, even attacks of a less grave and serious character than a disease. Connecticut Mut. Life Ins. Co. v Union Trust Co. 112 US 250, 259, 28 L Ed 708, 712, 5 S Ct 119.… …
17illness — Sickness, disease or disorder of body or mind. In insurance law, a disease or ailment of such a character as to affect the general soundness and healthfulness of the system seriously, and not a mere temporary indisposition which does not tend to… …
18illness — Sickness, disease or disorder of body or mind. In insurance law, a disease or ailment of such a character as to affect the general soundness and healthfulness of the system seriously, and not a mere temporary indisposition which does not tend to… …
19illness — See health and illness, sociology of …
20illness — noun more than fifty students have been diagnosed with the same illness Syn: sickness, disease, ailment, complaint, disorder, malady, affliction, indisposition; ill health, poor health, infirmity; infection, virus; informal bug; dated contagion… …
