1
: a bodily disorder or chronic disease
a stomach ailment
2
: unrest, uneasiness
an emotional ailment
Examples of ailment in a Sentence
She suffered from a chronic back ailment.
The doctor treated him for a variety of ailments.
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After years of mid-season ailments, Horn was able to play in 15 games, while producing 68 tackles, two sacks, 13 pass breakups and an interception.
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top have announced that their longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is taking a break from touring to treat an undisclosed ailment.
—EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Catholics around the world celebrated the first day of Lent by praying for the pontiff's recovery from respiratory ailments that have gripped him since early February.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
His ability to gut through what was very clearly a painful ailment earned him even more praise than usual.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2025
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top have announced that their longtime drummer, Frank Beard, is taking a break from touring to treat an undisclosed ailment.
—EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
Catholics around the world celebrated the first day of Lent by praying for the pontiff's recovery from respiratory ailments that have gripped him since early February.
—John Bacon, USA TODAY, 6 Mar. 2025
His ability to gut through what was very clearly a painful ailment earned him even more praise than usual.
—C. Isaiah Smalls Ii, Miami Herald, 25 Feb. 2025
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“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ailment. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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ailment
noun
ail·ment
ˈā(ə)l-mənt 
: a bodily disorder or chronic disease
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