illness

Illness is defined as a sickness or disease, or to a period of sickness and disease.

(noun)

A cold or a virus is an example of an illness.

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See illness in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. the condition of being ill, or in poor health; sickness; disease
  2. Obsolete wickedness

See illness in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. a. Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness.
    b. A disease.
  2. Obsolete Evil; wickedness.

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