as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ailment
Key injury updates Gutekunst offered injury updates on the Packers’ top three wide receivers, all of whom dealt with ailments ranging in significance at the end of the season and didn’t finish the playoff game against the Eagles.
—
Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
When these germs escape the farm and infect humans, antibiotics are ineffective at treating them, which can make common ailments difficult or even impossible to heal.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 1 Mar. 2025
Musculoskeletal injuries are perhaps the most common ailment experienced by hockey players.
—Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The higher the number (3 being the maximum and X being ineffective), the more effective that status ailment will be.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ailment
Matt Schneidman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
When these germs escape the farm and infect humans, antibiotics are ineffective at treating them, which can make common ailments difficult or even impossible to heal.
—Kenny Torrella, Vox, 1 Mar. 2025
Musculoskeletal injuries are perhaps the most common ailment experienced by hockey players.
—Lipi Roy, Md, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
The higher the number (3 being the maximum and X being ineffective), the more effective that status ailment will be.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ailment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ailment
Noun
-
Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder affecting the nervous system that worsens over time, according to the Mayo Clinic.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN,
12 Mar. 2025
-
An outbreak in Texas has dominated headlines recently as the death of an unvaccinated school-age child was the first fatality from the disease in the U.S. since 2015.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Her face, framed by blond, braided pigtails, showed no sign of illness.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
11 Mar. 2025
-
Additionally, millions of adults and children are still feeling the effects of their illness and have been diagnosed with long COVID.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
11 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
The book doesn’t find a clear answer to its titular question but breaks a taboo by searching for one in choices made by Iranians themselves and not just ills done to them by outsiders.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
-
Exemptions from fasting are made for children, pregnant or breastfeeding women, the elderly, and the ill.—
Amanda Castro,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
-
The director of the F1 movie, Joseph Kosinski, has revealed the one condition Lewis Hamilton had going into its production.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
15 Mar. 2025
-
Officials issued mandatory evacuation orders via social media that included homes, hotels and a Walmart. Jennifer Thompson, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Norman, described the fire conditions in the central and northern parts of the state as historic and highly anomalous.—
Sean Murphy and Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Symptoms can take up to two months to show up after contact with an infected rodent, often starting with fatigue, fever and muscle aches that can develop into coughing and shortness of breath within a few days.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
-
Patients may also receive broad-spectrum antibiotic therapy, fever reducers and pain relievers.—
Melissa Rudy,
Fox News,
8 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Hospitals were working through the logistical challenges of preparing for an onslaught of patients with a sickness doctors barely understood.—
Erica E. Phillips,
Hartford Courant,
12 Mar. 2025
-
Exposure joined hunger and sickness to complete the task of mass killing.—
Fintan O'Toole,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ailment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ailment. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share