(~es)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
Illness is the fact or experience of being ill.
If your child shows any signs of ~, take her to the doctor...
Mental ~ is still a taboo subject.
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2.
An ~ is a particular disease such as measles or pneumonia.
She returned to her family home to recover from an ~.
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