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# ailment

«ailment» in Mova's school dictionary: **an illness, usually a minor one, like a cold, cough or rash** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an ailment, ailments)

### meaning for a pupil

An ailment is an illness, usually a minor one, like a cold, cough or rash. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailment/#m1)

### sense in the lessons

Used in health and history lessons (old remedies for common ailments), in pharmacies, and in stories. It is softer and more formal than «illness» or «disease».

### examples

- Colds and coughs are common winter ailments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailment/#x1)
- Grandma had a herbal remedy for every ailment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailment/#x2)
- The pharmacist can help with minor ailments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailment/#x3)
- The puppy's ailment turned out to be a sore paw. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailment/#x4)
- In the old days, people used honey to treat many ailments. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailment/#x5)
- Tummy aches are a common ailment among children. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailment/#x6)
- Rudy knew nothing of fever, or any other ailment. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailment/#x7)

### note

Countable. Verb «ail» (old: to make ill): «What ails you?». An ailment is usually not serious; a «disease» can be serious.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «ailment» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/ailment/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.