Definition & Meaning of "illness"in English

Illness

the state of being physically or mentally sick

Grammatical Information

Animacy status

Abstract

Composition

Compound

Uncountable

singular

not gender specific

Plural form

illnesses

Examples

The patient was unable to recover from his illness.

a specific health condition that causes the body or mind to not function properly

Examples

He was diagnosed with a serious illness last year.

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