ISEE/SSAT Vocabulary BuilderWordsAailment
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ailment
Meaning: a minor illness
ailment in a sentence
How ailment is used in real sentences:
Grandpa treats every ailment with an old family remedy.
The nurse kept a chart listing each patient's ailment and the treatment prescribed.
“The ailment was mild, but Maya feared Coach Bell might postpone Tuesday's hardest practice until Friday.”
— from the passage Ten Tests Ahead
Synonyms for ailment
Other words for ailment — malady, affliction and sickness — carry the same meaning.
- malady
- affliction
- sickness
Antonyms of ailment
Words that mean the opposite of ailment:
- health
- wellness
Where it comes from
From Old English aeglan 'to trouble'
Memory hook
AIL-ment — when you AIL, you have an ailment.