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noun

Definition of ailsnext
plural of ail
as in ailments
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning half of the staff is out sick with the usual wintertime ails

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verb

present tense third-person singular of ail
as in bothers
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy parents who were at a loss to explain what was ailing their normally vivacious daughter

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ails
  1. ailments
  2. diseases
  3. ills
  4. illnesses
  5. fevers
  6. haunts
Noun
  • Meanwhile, the illness has an overall worldwide mortality rate of a little less than 1 percent—much higher than common ailments like the flu.
    Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Rosemary provided relief for a range of ailments, including pain, inflammation, and indigestion.
    Nina Foster, JSTOR Daily, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of ailments
Noun
  • Inflammatory diseases that bacopa may help treat include rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
    Alex Yampolsky, Health, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Such potential threats, in the worst of scenarios, can accelerate the rate at which diseases spread.
    William A. Haseltine, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of diseases
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  • Nobody inside the Minnesota Wild locker room was trying to insult anybody’s intelligence by claiming a 1-goal win Monday night over the worst team in the NHL completely cured their recent ills.
    Michael Russo, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The report also outlined recommendations for healing communities wracked by the social ills wrought by the schools, for revitalizing language and cultural support, for reunifying families, for reforms in tribal community education and for steps to reduce violence in tribal communities.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of ills
Noun
  • Since then, there have been another four incidences in Connecticut, including one in October, for a total of 39 human illnesses from raw milk contamination in Connecticut caused by pathogens.
    Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The 13-category scale is based on the percentage of doctor's visits that were for influenza-like illnesses (ILIs) in the previous week.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of illnesses
Noun
  • Multiple reports indicate that people with the disease are presenting with flu-like symptoms, including headaches, fevers, and breathing difficulties.
    Dave Wessner, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The illness often begins with mild symptoms, with fevers, chills, vomiting and headaches.
    Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of fevers
Verb
  • The film’s second half goes in for horror-movie shock effects when the ghost of a white nemesis haunts the Charles family — bringing back the terrors of slavery — and the talisman piano becomes an instrument of exorcism.
    Armond White, National Review, 27 Dec. 2024
  • What happened next still haunts her.
    Anna Turning, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of haunts
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