Ailment — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæpˈænə/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈuːəst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈuːəst/

2 syllables Say it as /kæpˈænə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

ill complaint

Word Forms

ail

verb

cause bodily suffering to and make sick or indisposed

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leiden

eine oft anhaltende körperliche Störung oder Krankheit; ein Grund zur Beschwerde

🇫🇷French

maladie

un trouble ou une maladie physique souvent persistant ; une raison de se plaindre

🇪🇸Spanish

enfermedad

un trastorno o enfermedad corporal a menudo persistente; un motivo para quejarse

🇮🇹Italian

malattia

un disturbo o una malattia fisica spesso persistente; motivo di lamentela

🇳🇱Dutch

kwaal

een vaak aanhoudende lichamelijke aandoening of ziekte; een reden tot klagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

doença

um distúrbio ou doença corporal frequentemente persistente; motivo de reclamação

🇷🇺Russian

болезнь

часто стойкое физическое расстройство или болезнь; повод для жалоб

India

🇮🇳Hindi

रोग

अक्सर लगातार बने रहने वाला शारीरिक विकार या रोग; शिकायत का एक कारण

🇧🇩Bengali

অসুস্থতা

একটি প্রায়ই ক্রমাগত শারীরিক ব্যাধি বা রোগ; অভিযোগ করার একটি কারণ

🇮🇳Tamil

நோய்

அடிக்கடி தொடர்ச்சியான உடல் கோளாறு அல்லது நோய்; புகார் செய்ய ஒரு காரணம்

🇮🇳Telugu

అనారోగ్యం

తరచుగా నిరంతర శారీరక రుగ్మత లేదా వ్యాధి; ఫిర్యాదు చేయడానికి ఒక కారణం

🇮🇳Marathi

आजार

एक सतत शारीरिक विकार किंवा रोग; तक्रार करण्याचे एक कारण

🇮🇳Gujarati

બિમારી

ઘણીવાર સતત શારીરિક વિકૃતિ અથવા રોગ; ફરિયાદ કરવાનું કારણ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಯಿಲೆ

ಆಗಾಗ್ಗೆ ನಿರಂತರ ದೈಹಿಕ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ ಅಥವಾ ರೋಗ; ದೂರು ನೀಡಲು ಒಂದು ಕಾರಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസുഖം

പലപ്പോഴും സ്ഥിരമായ ശാരീരിക അസ്വസ്ഥത അല്ലെങ്കിൽ രോഗം; പരാതിപ്പെടാനുള്ള ഒരു കാരണം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬਿਮਾਰੀ

ਇੱਕ ਅਕਸਰ ਲਗਾਤਾਰ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਵਿਗਾੜ ਜਾਂ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ; ਸ਼ਿਕਾਇਤ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਕਾਰਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

بیماری

اکثر جسمانی خرابی یا بیماری؛ شکایت کا ایک سبب

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

病痛

经常持续存在的身体失调或疾病；抱怨的理由

🇯🇵Japanese

病気

しばしば持続する身体障害または病気。苦情を言う理由

🇰🇷Korean

병

종종 지속적인 신체 장애 또는 질병; 불평의 원인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bệnh tật

rối loạn cơ thể hoặc bệnh tật thường dai dẳng; một lý do để phàn nàn

🇹🇭Thai

โรค

ความผิดปกติทางร่างกายหรือโรคที่มักเกิดขึ้นอย่างต่อเนื่อง เป็นเหตุให้บ่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyakit

kelainan atau penyakit tubuh yang sering kali menetap; alasan untuk mengeluh

🇵🇭Filipino

karamdaman

isang madalas na paulit-ulit na sakit sa katawan o sakit; dahilan para magreklamo

🇲🇾Malay

penyakit

gangguan atau penyakit badan yang sering berterusan; sebab untuk mengeluh

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مرض

اضطراب أو مرض جسدي مستمر في كثير من الأحيان؛ سببا للشكوى

🇮🇷Persian

بیماری

یک اختلال یا بیماری بدنی اغلب مداوم؛ دلیلی برای شکایت

🇹🇷Turkish

rahatsızlık

sıklıkla kalıcı bir bedensel bozukluk veya hastalık; şikayet etmek için bir neden

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹלִי

הפרעה או מחלה גופנית מתמשכת לעתים קרובות; סיבה להתלונן

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The primary meaning of 'ailment' is 'an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining'.

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