terminal illness
terminal illness · terminal illnesses
An illness that is normally incurable and that a terminally ill person would not be…An illness that is normally incurable and that a terminally ill person would not be expected to recover from.
» Sami secretly enjoyed the company of another woman while his wife suffered a terminal illness and needed his support more than ever.
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1 sensesAn illness that is normally incurable and that a terminally ill person would not be expected to recover from.
Examples
2 sentencesSami secretly enjoyed the company of another woman while his wife suffered a terminal illness and needed his support more than ever.
A doctor in the United States: "I'm sorry to inform you that you're suffering from a terminal illness." - "Which one?" - "It's poverty."
Forms
plural: terminal illnesses| Singular | terminal illness |
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