invalidism C2 Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈɪnvəlɪˌdɪzəm/ UK /ˈɪnvəlɪˌdɪzəm/ See IPA manual Freq #700277 Meanings 1 noun a chronic condition of illness, frailty, or incapacity that makes someone an invalid Years of invalidism kept the novelist largely confined to her home. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a chronic condition of... chronic illnessinfirmityinvalidhood ↔ Opposites healthvigorwellness Word family Related forms invalidinfirmityconvalescence Etymology Formed in the late eighteenth century from invalid, in its noun sense 'a chronically sick person,' + -ism, marking a condition or state. Topics Health & Medicine Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # invalidism **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɪnvəlɪˌdɪzəm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪnvəlɪˌdɪzəm/ **Frequency rank:** 700277 ## Meanings 1. a chronic condition of illness, frailty, or incapacity that makes someone an invalid ## Examples - Years of invalidism kept the novelist largely confined to her home. ## Synonyms - chronic illness - infirmity - invalidhood ## Antonyms - health - vigor - wellness ## Related Forms - invalid - infirmity - convalescence ## Etymology Formed in the late eighteenth century from invalid, in its noun sense 'a chronically sick person,' + -ism, marking a condition or state. ## Topics - Health & Medicine - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown