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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

Example Sentences

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From a theoretical perspective, cruises are absolutely great places for illnesses to thrive .

From Slate • May 16, 2026

But patients with severe mental illnesses, she argued, aren't granted the same access to what has become a standardised part of Canadian healthcare.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Theisen sees the issue somewhat differently in her work with palliative care patients facing life-limiting illnesses.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

As of Tuesday, there have been 11 suspected illnesses, nine of which have been confirmed with PCR tests.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

His concern focused on a series of illnesses that had struck his patients throughout the year—the mumps in January, jaw and mouth infections in February, scarlet fever in March, followed by influenza in July.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy