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  • 51infection — noun 1) a kidney infection Syn: disease, virus, illness, ailment, disorder, sickness; informal bug 2) the infection in his wounds Syn: contamination, poison, inflammation, germs; Medicine sepsi …

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  • 52sickness — noun 1) she was absent through sickness Syn: illness, disease, ailment, infection, malady, infirmity; informal bug, virus; Brit.; informal lurgy; Austral.; informal wog 2) a wave of sickness …

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  • 53disease — noun 1. /dəˈziz / (say duh zeez) a morbid condition of the body, or of some organ or part; illness; sickness; ailment. 2. /dəˈziz / (say duh zeez) a similar disorder in plants. 3. /dəˈziz / (say duh zeez) any deranged or depraved condition, as of …

  • 54kinetosis — noun the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle • Syn: ↑motion sickness • Hypernyms: ↑ailment, ↑complaint, ↑ill, ↑nausea, ↑sickness • …

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  • 55disease — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Condition of ill health Nouns 1. disease, illness, sickness, ailment, ailing; morbidity, infirmity, ailment, indisposition; complaint, disorder, malady; functional disorder. 2. condition, affliction,… …

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  • 56complaint — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. accusation, charge; disease, ailment, sickness, indisposition, disorder; lament, grievance (see lamentation). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An objection] Syn. grievance, charge, criticism, reproach; see… …

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  • 57malady — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disease, sickness, illness, infirmity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disease, ailment, sickness, illness; see disease . See Synonym Study at disease . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. disease, disorder,… …

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  • 58disorder — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lack of order Nouns 1. disorder, derangement; irregularity; misrule, anarchy, anarchism; untidiness, disunion; disquiet, discord; confusion, confusedness; disarray, jumble, huddle, litter, mess, mishmash …

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  • 59illness — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sickness, disease. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The state of being sick] Syn. sickness, poor health, failing health, ailing, ill health, infirmity, queasiness, vomiting, indisposition, malaise, disorder,… …

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  • 60infirmity — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fault; feebleness, weakness; illness, disease. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Weakness] Syn. frailty, deficiency, debility, feebleness; see frailty 1 , weakness 1 . 2. [Illness] Syn. sickness, ailment, ailing …

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