ailment
pronunciation
How to pronounce ailment in British English:
UK [ˈeɪlmənt]
How to pronounce ailment in American English:
US [ˈelmənt]
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- Noun:
- an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
Word Origin
- ailment (n.)
- 1706, from ail + -ment.
Example
- 1. This is a common ailment in the region .
- 2. But the earliest victory may be against an ailment with no vaccine or treatment .
- 3. In some cases scientists have indeed found a new explanation for a particular ailment .
- 4. Clinical depression is a serious ailment , but almost everyone gets mildly depressed from time to time .
- 5. Then , in 2002 , the mother of a child with a skin ailment championed its comeback .