Definition of Ailment

a minor illness or sickness

Examples of Ailment in a sentence

The boy faked an ailment so that he could stay home and not go to school.  🔊

Even though the ailment wasn’t life-threatening, Brian’s mother insisted he go to the doctor when he was sick.  🔊

Because I wash my hands a lot, I was able to avoid the ailment the rest of my family became ill from.  🔊

As a way to cure her ailment, Anna’s grandmother gave her healing chicken soup and feel better tea.  🔊

Many people became sick with the ailment after rats spread the sickness all around the city.  🔊

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