Meaning

2 senses
  1. (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

  2. (uncountable)A state of bad health or disease.

    Many working days this year have been lost through illness.

More definitions
  • impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

Examples

568 sentences
  1. I'm very concerned about her illness.

    Я дуже стурбований її недугою. — ChickenKiev

    ruЯ очень беспокоюсь из-за её болезни. — Hellerick

  2. 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

  3. His absence was due to illness.

    Він був відсутній із-за хвороби. — deniko

    ruОн отсутствовал из-за болезни. — papersaltserver

    deSeine Abwesenheit war krankheitsbedingt. — mayabe

  4. His illness may be cancer.

    Його хвороба може бути раком. — deniko

    ruЕго болезнь может быть раком. — odexed

  5. What illness do I have?

    Яка у мене хвороба? — deniko

    ruЧто у меня за болезнь? — marafon

    deWas für eine Krankheit habe ich? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
an instance of a disease or poor health:
Русский
By meaning 1
an instance of a disease or poor health:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an instance of a disease or poor health:

Forms

plural: illnesses
Singularillness
Pluralillnesses

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
instance:sicknessB1
Close in meaning

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

13 related words

Collocations

5 patterns
  • illness prevented
  • serious illness
  • from his illness
  • a serious illness
  • long illness

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
illness — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto