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Illness is the fact or experience of being ill.Her father suffers from mental illness.ˈɪlnɪs NOUN























Even at her coronation in 1553 it was said she had fallen prey to melancholy to the point of illness.Jim Leavesley, George Biro THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)
He has four children, one of whom recently was taken to hospital with a potentially life-threatening illness.Globe and Mail (2003)
Ms Spring was seen as the party's next Dáil candidate, but she is recovering from an illness , which ruled her out.Irish Times (2002)
Perhaps illness makes them feel strong, powerful, healthy, perhaps James felt whole next to someone broken like you.Vanessa Jones THE KINDEST USE A KNIFE (2002)
Peru had the highest levels of illness reported, with two thirds of visitors getting sick.Glasgow Herald (2001)
Severe mental illness is proving a godsend to women in Hollywood.Glasgow Herald (2001)
The room was like its owner: correct, tasteful, and slightly conducive to illness at ease.Delman, David Death of a Nymph
This work has gone a lot further than trying to find genes for mental illness ," he says.New Scientist (2003)
To her, being houseproud is some kind of psychotic illness.Kate Cann READY? (2001)
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