illnesses

NOUN

disease; bad health

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ailment breakdown collapse disability disorder disturbance flu ill health malady relapse seizure sickness syndrome virus

STRONG

affliction attack bug complaint confinement convalescence dose fit indisposition infirmity malaise prostration

WEAK

ailing diseasedness failing health poor health unhealth what's going around

Antonyms

STRONGEST

health order

STRONG

aid good health healthiness

WEAK

well-being wellness

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illnesses

The period covers central Mexico’s rainy season, Taylor said, and it matches the time when the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sees an increase in illnesses caused by the cyclospora parasite.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

But concerns have been raised about whether mental illnesses are currently understood well enough by medicine to determine appropriate eligibility.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

South Korean activists campaigning for workplace safety in the nation's booming semiconductor industry called on the government on Wednesday to recognise the cancer diagnoses of three former SK hynix employees as work-related illnesses.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

Thursday, cautioning of the risk of heat related illnesses.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 5, 2026

There would be illnesses, from which I would recover just at the point of death.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago