illness (n)
unwellness (n)
malady (n)
sickness (n)

n14061805

type n
lex_filenum 26
def impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
Outgoing links
Hypernym ill health, unhealthiness, health problem
Derivationally related form sickness → sick
Derivationally related form unwellness → unwell
Antonym unwellness → wellness
Derivationally related form illness → ill
Antonym illness → wellness
Hyponym condition; ague; amyloidosis; anuresis, anuria; catastrophic illness; collapse, prostration; decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends; food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder; lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism; disease; hypermotility; indisposition; ozone sickness; toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxaemia; growth
Incoming links
Derivationally related form sick → sickness
Derivationally related form ill → illness
Derivationally related form unwell → unwellness
Hypernym condition; ague; amyloidosis; anuresis, anuria; catastrophic illness; collapse, prostration; decompression sickness, aeroembolism, air embolism, gas embolism, caisson disease, bends; food poisoning, gastrointestinal disorder; lead poisoning, plumbism, saturnism; disease; hypermotility; indisposition; ozone sickness; toxemia of pregnancy, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxaemia; growth
Hyponym ill health, unhealthiness, health problem
Antonym wellness → illness
Antonym wellness → unwellness

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