illness

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شبکه مترجمین ایران

1 general::   noun ADJ. fatal, incurable, terminal | debilitating, life-threatening, major, serious, severe | minor | lingering, long, long-standing, long-term, prolonged | brief, short | final, last | acute, chronic | infectious | painful | depressive, mental, psychiatric, psychotic | psychosomatic | physical | respiratory | childhood QUANT. bout, episode an acute episode of mental illness VERB + ILLNESS have, suffer (from) Badly fed children suffer a lot of minor illnesses. people who suffer from mental illness | contract, develop, get He contracted a serious illness and died a month later. | diagnose | treat The drug is used to treat a wide range of illnesses. | cause illnesses caused by poverty | prevent a drug that may be helpful in preventing illnesses such as cancer | recover from | fight (off) The immune system enables the body to fight off illness. | feign She feigned illness so that she wouldn't have to go to school. | nurse sb through She nursed her father through his final illness. ILLNESS + VERB affect sb The mystery illness affected hundreds of people in the city. PREP. after ~ He's just returned to work after illness. | because of/due to/through ~ earnings lost due to illness | with ~ people with serious psychological illnesses | ~ among a high rate of illness among the workers | ~ associated with the illnesses associated with HIV infection | ~ in episodes of illness in children PHRASES the onset of illness the sudden onset of illness in a parent | a smoking-/Aids-, etc. related illness the most common stress-related illnesses

Oxford Collocations Dictionary

2 general:: illness something wrong with your health which makes you feel ill: • Her husband was in hospital for six months with a serious illness. disease a particular illness, especially one that spreads to other people easily or that affects one part of your body: • childhood diseases such as measles and chickenpox • heart disease infection an illness that is caused by bacteria or a virus: • His cough got worse and worse and became a chest infection. condition a health problem that affects you permanently or for a long time: • a medical condition such as asthma • a heart condition problem [ usually after a noun ] something that is wrong with a particular part of your body or your health in general: • a serious back problem • health problems trouble [ singular, only after a noun ] illness or pain that affects a particular part of your body: • I’ve had a bit of stomach trouble. disorder formal an illness that prevents a particular organ of your body from working properly, or affects the way you behave: • a liver disorder • a blood disorder • Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder. an illness that is not very serious bug informal an illness that spreads to other people very easily but that is not very serious: • There’s a bug going round at school and a lot of the children are absent. • a flu bug complaint medical an illness that affects a particular part of your body, especially one that is not very serious – used by doctors: • a minor skin complaint • Deakin suffers from a back complaint called arachnoiditis. ailment formal an illness that affects a particular part of your body, especially one that is not serious: • People often go to their doctor about relatively minor ailments. • The ointment is used to treat ailments such as small wounds and insect bites. the general state of being ill illness the general state of being ill: • Stress is emerging today as a major cause of illness. sickness the state of being ill, especially when it stops you working: • absence from work due to sickness ill health formal the state of being ill, usually for a long period of time: • Research shows that there is a link between air pollution and ill health.

Longman-Thesaurus

3 general:: noun sickness: The illness made him to lose his job.

Simple Definitions

4 general:: illness verbs have an illness • When did you first find out that you had the illness? suffer from an illness • She suffers from a rare illness. get/develop an illness • She developed the illness when she was in her 50s. contract an illness formal (= get an illness by catching it from another person ) • He contracted the illness while he was working abroad. recover from an illness • It took several months for him to recover from his illness. be diagnosed with an illness (= be found by doctors to have an illness ) • Her husband had just been diagnosed with a terminal illness. cause/lead to illness • Inadequate hygiene can lead to illness. prevent illness • Vaccines have been successful in preventing illness. ADJECTIVES/NOUN + illness serious/severe • His illness is more severe than the doctors first thought. minor (= not serious ) • He suffered a succession of minor illnesses. fatal (= causing death quite quickly ) • She developed a fatal illness. life-threatening (= likely to cause death ) • Doctors say that his illness isn’t life-threatening. terminal (= causing death eventually, and not possible to cure ) • At that point the illness was thought to be terminal. incurable (= not possible to cure ) • The films tells the sad story of a young boy with an incurable illness. acute (= becoming serious very quickly ) • A lot of illnesses can be either acute or chronic. chronic (= that lasts a long time, and cannot be cured ) • Diabetes is an example of a chronic illness. a long/short illness • She nursed him through his long illness. • Arthur died following a short illness. a debilitating illness (= that makes you very weak ) • His last years were ruined by a debilitating illness. a childhood illness • Measles is a common childhood illness. a mental/psychiatric illness • We provide specialist care for young people with mental illnesses. phrases the symptoms of an illness • Symptoms of the illness include vomiting and severe headaches. a period of illness • He returned to work after a period of illness. COMMON ERRORS >>> Do not say ' a heavy illness '. Say a serious illness or a severe illness .

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