ailment C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈeɪlmənt/ UK /ˈeɪlmənt/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a minor illness or bodily disorder The herbalist had a remedy for every common ailment. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a minor illness or bodily... illnesssicknessmaladydisorderafflictioncomplaint ↔ Opposites healthwellness Word family Related forms ailailing Etymology AI details From ail (from Old English eglan, 'to trouble, afflict') + -ment, a noun-forming suffix of French/Latin origin. eglan Old English *aglijaną Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ailment **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈeɪlmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈeɪlmənt/ ## Meanings 1. a minor illness or bodily disorder ## Examples - The herbalist had a remedy for every common ailment. ## Synonyms - illness - sickness - malady - disorder - affliction - complaint ## Antonyms - health - wellness ## Related Forms - ail - ailing ## Roots and Affixes - Root: eglan - Root: *aglijaną ## Etymology From ail (from Old English eglan, 'to trouble, afflict') + -ment, a noun-forming suffix of French/Latin origin. ## AI Etymology Ailment is a noun meaning "a minor illness or bodily disorder". Historically, it is from ail (from Old English eglan, 'to trouble, afflict') + -ment, a noun-forming suffix of French/Latin origin. The visible construction is part of the etymology: ailment is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "a minor illness or bodily disorder", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Old English eglan with Proto-Germanic *aglijaną. Close English family members include ail, and ailing. ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown