ailmentn.

Brit.

/ˈeɪlm(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˈeɪlm(ə)nt/

Forms: see ail v. and -ment suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ail v., -ment suffix.

Etymology: < ail v. + -ment suffix.

a. An illness, disease, or disorder, usually a mild one; a minor complaint affecting part of the body.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [noun]

soreOE

cothec1000

sicknessc1000

evilc1275

maladyc1275

grievance1377

passiona1382

infirmityc1384

mischiefa1387

affectiona1398

grievinga1398

grief1398

sicka1400

case?a1425

plaguec1425

diseasea1475

alteration1533

craze1534

uncome1538

impediment1542

affliction?1555

ailment1606

disaster1614

garget1615

morbus1630

ail1648

disaffect1683

disorder1690

illness1692

trouble1726

complaint1727

skookum1838

claim1898

itis1909

bug1918

wog1925

crud1932

bot1937

lurgy1947

Korean haemorrhagic fever1951

nadger1956

1606 S. Gardiner Doomes-day Bk. iv. 36 The woman that is with childe hath often manie aylements and complaininges.

1643 J. Brinsley Church Reformation ii. 21 I like not that Surgerie (saith one of our late Worthies) which upon every aylement dismembreth and cutteth of.

1704 J. Swift Let. 3 Feb. (1766) I. 2 I have been so long and so frequently pursued with a little paltry ailment of a noise in my ears, that [etc.].

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxvi. 149 Taken with slight Stomach Ailments.

1834 H. Martineau Farrers of Budge-Row iii. 37 I know his ailments to be from an uneasy mind.

1882 E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis II. 387 Fifty per cent. of the population..had..scrofulitic and scorbutic ailments.

1909 Jrnl. Board Agric. 16 33 The losses caused to potato growers from the ailment known as sprain in potatoes.

1935 R. A. Knox Barchester Pilgrimage i. 43 The signora had taken care to develop an imaginary ailment, over which she hastened to consult him professionally.

1970 Telegraph (Brisbane) 12 June 5/1 The mud treatment..is claimed to heal body ailments.

2004 Rugby World Feb. 148/2 With the onset of winter..I always seem to come down with some kind of ailment, whether it's a cold or cough, or the latest bout of flu that is making the rounds.

b. figurative and in figurative contexts: something regarded as comparable to a (mild) medical disorder.

ΚΠ

1679 in J. Ussher Episcopal & Presbyterial Govt. Conjoyned Pref. 4 I shall not repent me of acting the Empyrick in applying this Sovereign Receipt..to the curing all those fretting ailments have so long troubled the Church.

1768 W. Guthrie Gen. Hist. Scotl. X. 354 This tumultuous session sufficiently evinced the independent spirit of the Scots at this time. Melancholy experience had pointed out to them both the nature and cure of their national ailments.

1852 Bibliotheca Sacra 9 562 Not to work in moral convulsions, while attempting to work out moral ailments.

1922 Spectator (N.Y.) 15 June 7/2 Our companies lack organization and co-operation among themselves, and their greed for premiums is the answer to many of our ailments.

1966 in J. L. Henderson World Questions: Study Guide (ed. 2) iv. 171 Violence is a symptom of a sick society, a society which needs curing of its ailments.

2008 S. H. Ali Malays: Probl. & Future 135 Poverty is a social and economic ailment, resulting not only from socio-economic, but also from political factors.

2. As mass noun: the fact of ailing; physical or mental distress or indisposition; illness, poor health. Now somewhat rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun]

unhealc700

untrumnessc897

adleeOE

sicknessc967

cothec1000

unhealthc1000

woe?a1200

ail?c1225

lying?c1225

maladyc1275

unsoundc1275

feebless1297

languora1375

languishc1384

disease1393

aegritudea1400

lamea1400

maleasea1400

soughta1400

wilc1400

malefaction?a1425

firmityc1426

unwholesomenessc1449

ill1450

languenta1500

distemperancea1535

the valley of the shadow of death1535

affect?1537

affection?1541

distemperature1541

inability1547

sickliness1565

languishment1576

cause1578

unhealthfulness1589

crazedness1593

languorment1593

evilness1599

strickenness1599

craziness1602

distemper1604

unsoundness1605

invaletude1623

unhealthiness1634

achaque1647

unwellness1653

disailment1657

insalubrity1668

faintiness1683

queerness1687

invalidity1690

illness1692

ill health1698

ailment1708

illing1719

invalescence1724

peakingness1727

sickishness1727

valetudinariness1742

ailingness1776

brash1786

invalidism1794

poorliness1814

diseasement1826

invalidship1830

valetudinarianism1839

ailing1862

invalidhood1863

megrims1870

pourriture1890

immersement1903

bug1918

condition1920

1708 tr. M. Alemán Life Guzman d’Alfarache I. iii. v.411 He..told his Excellency, I had no more Ailment in my Leg than he had in his Eye.

1710 A. Philips Pastorals ii. 24 For much it may relieve thy Woe To let a Friend thy inward Ailment know.

1766 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances III. 147 As if I had got a Habit of complaining, without Ailment, like a vapourish Woman.

1819 B. Welsh Pract. Treat. Efficacy Bloodletting App. 54 He is entirely free from ailment, with the exception of a little uneasiness of abdomen.

1877 Vet. Jrnl. 4 216 His cow had first shown symptoms of ailment by refusing food.

1919 O. A. Wall Sex & Sex Worship 47 She..had for ten years afflicted the other nuns with much bodily ailment and suffering, by breathing on them.

2000 B. Tobin Bone House v. 43 Her color is pale... And her pulse is a trifle weak, but I can find no other evidence of ailment.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	ailment
释义	ailmentn. Brit. /ˈeɪlm(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˈeɪlm(ə)nt/ Forms: see ail v. and -ment suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ail v., -ment suffix. Etymology: < ail v. + -ment suffix. 1. a. An illness, disease, or disorder, usually a mild one; a minor complaint affecting part of the body. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > [noun] soreOE cothec1000 sicknessc1000 evilc1275 maladyc1275 grievance1377 passiona1382 infirmityc1384 mischiefa1387 affectiona1398 grievinga1398 grief1398 sicka1400 case?a1425 plaguec1425 diseasea1475 alteration1533 craze1534 uncome1538 impediment1542 affliction?1555 ailment1606 disaster1614 garget1615 morbus1630 ail1648 disaffect1683 disorder1690 illness1692 trouble1726 complaint1727 skookum1838 claim1898 itis1909 bug1918 wog1925 crud1932 bot1937 lurgy1947 Korean haemorrhagic fever1951 nadger1956 1606 S. Gardiner Doomes-day Bk. iv. 36 The woman that is with childe hath often manie aylements and complaininges. 1643 J. Brinsley Church Reformation ii. 21 I like not that Surgerie (saith one of our late Worthies) which upon every aylement dismembreth and cutteth of. 1704 J. Swift Let. 3 Feb. (1766) I. 2 I have been so long and so frequently pursued with a little paltry ailment of a noise in my ears, that [etc.]. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xxvi. 149 Taken with slight Stomach Ailments. 1834 H. Martineau Farrers of Budge-Row iii. 37 I know his ailments to be from an uneasy mind. 1882 E. O'Donovan Merv Oasis II. 387 Fifty per cent. of the population..had..scrofulitic and scorbutic ailments. 1909 Jrnl. Board Agric. 16 33 The losses caused to potato growers from the ailment known as sprain in potatoes. 1935 R. A. Knox Barchester Pilgrimage i. 43 The signora had taken care to develop an imaginary ailment, over which she hastened to consult him professionally. 1970 Telegraph (Brisbane) 12 June 5/1 The mud treatment..is claimed to heal body ailments. 2004 Rugby World Feb. 148/2 With the onset of winter..I always seem to come down with some kind of ailment, whether it's a cold or cough, or the latest bout of flu that is making the rounds. b. figurative and in figurative contexts: something regarded as comparable to a (mild) medical disorder. ΚΠ 1679 in J. Ussher Episcopal & Presbyterial Govt. Conjoyned Pref. 4 I shall not repent me of acting the Empyrick in applying this Sovereign Receipt..to the curing all those fretting ailments have so long troubled the Church. 1768 W. Guthrie Gen. Hist. Scotl. X. 354 This tumultuous session sufficiently evinced the independent spirit of the Scots at this time. Melancholy experience had pointed out to them both the nature and cure of their national ailments. 1852 Bibliotheca Sacra 9 562 Not to work in moral convulsions, while attempting to work out moral ailments. 1922 Spectator (N.Y.) 15 June 7/2 Our companies lack organization and co-operation among themselves, and their greed for premiums is the answer to many of our ailments. 1966 in J. L. Henderson World Questions: Study Guide (ed. 2) iv. 171 Violence is a symptom of a sick society, a society which needs curing of its ailments. 2008 S. H. Ali Malays: Probl. & Future 135 Poverty is a social and economic ailment, resulting not only from socio-economic, but also from political factors. 2. As mass noun: the fact of ailing; physical or mental distress or indisposition; illness, poor health. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > [noun] unhealc700 untrumnessc897 adleeOE sicknessc967 cothec1000 unhealthc1000 woe?a1200 ail?c1225 lying?c1225 maladyc1275 unsoundc1275 feebless1297 languora1375 languishc1384 disease1393 aegritudea1400 lamea1400 maleasea1400 soughta1400 wilc1400 malefaction?a1425 firmityc1426 unwholesomenessc1449 ill1450 languenta1500 distemperancea1535 the valley of the shadow of death1535 affect?1537 affection?1541 distemperature1541 inability1547 sickliness1565 languishment1576 cause1578 unhealthfulness1589 crazedness1593 languorment1593 evilness1599 strickenness1599 craziness1602 distemper1604 unsoundness1605 invaletude1623 unhealthiness1634 achaque1647 unwellness1653 disailment1657 insalubrity1668 faintiness1683 queerness1687 invalidity1690 illness1692 ill health1698 ailment1708 illing1719 invalescence1724 peakingness1727 sickishness1727 valetudinariness1742 ailingness1776 brash1786 invalidism1794 poorliness1814 diseasement1826 invalidship1830 valetudinarianism1839 ailing1862 invalidhood1863 megrims1870 pourriture1890 immersement1903 bug1918 condition1920 1708 tr. M. Alemán Life Guzman d’Alfarache I. iii. v.411 He..told his Excellency, I had no more Ailment in my Leg than he had in his Eye. 1710 A. Philips Pastorals ii. 24 For much it may relieve thy Woe To let a Friend thy inward Ailment know. 1766 R. Griffith & E. Griffith Lett. Henry & Frances III. 147 As if I had got a Habit of complaining, without Ailment, like a vapourish Woman. 1819 B. Welsh Pract. Treat. Efficacy Bloodletting App. 54 He is entirely free from ailment, with the exception of a little uneasiness of abdomen. 1877 Vet. Jrnl. 4 216 His cow had first shown symptoms of ailment by refusing food. 1919 O. A. Wall Sex & Sex Worship 47 She..had for ten years afflicted the other nuns with much bodily ailment and suffering, by breathing on them. 2000 B. Tobin Bone House v. 43 Her color is pale... And her pulse is a trifle weak, but I can find no other evidence of ailment. 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