Meaning
2 senses(countable)An instance (episode) of a disease or poor health.
Her grandmother had passed away after a long illness.
suffer form a severe illness
Krankheit
боле́зньboléznʹ, хворьxvorʹ, неду́гnedúg
хворо́баxvoróba, захво́рюванняzaxvórjuvannja, неду́гаnedúha
(uncountable)A state of bad health or disease.
Many working days this year have been lost through illness.
- impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Examples
568 sentencesI'm very concerned about her illness.
Я дуже стурбований її недугою. — ChickenKiev
ruЯ очень беспокоюсь из-за её болезни. — Hellerick
Have you ever had a serious illness?
Ти коли-небудь хворів яким-небудь серйозним захворюванням? — deniko
ruТы когда-нибудь болел какой-нибудь серьёзной болезнью? — megaton
deWarst du mal ernsthaft krank? — Tlustulimu
His absence was due to illness.
Він був відсутній із-за хвороби. — deniko
ruОн отсутствовал из-за болезни. — papersaltserver
deSeine Abwesenheit war krankheitsbedingt. — mayabe
His illness may be cancer.
Його хвороба може бути раком. — deniko
ruЕго болезнь может быть раком. — odexed
What illness do I have?
Яка у мене хвороба? — deniko
ruЧто у меня за болезнь? — marafon
deWas für eine Krankheit habe ich? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Forms
plural: illnessesSynonyms
3 synonyms- impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism:unwellnessmaladysickness
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
5 patterns- illness prevented
- serious illness
- from his illness
- a serious illness
- long illness