Ailment and Bug

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Ailment

Ailment noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.

Usage example: people who have AIDS are more susceptible to other ailments as well

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Bug is a synonym for ailment in health topic. In some cases you can use "Bug" instead a noun "Ailment", when it comes to topics like mild sickness. informal substitute

Nearby Words: ailing, ailed

Bug

Bug noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.

Usage example: I can't go to work today because I've caught some bug that's going around

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Ailment is a synonym for bug in illness topic. You can use "Ailment" instead a noun "Bug", if it concerns topics such as health.

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old	old ailment	old bug
female	female ailment	female bug
particular	particular ailment	particular bug
similar	similar ailment	similar bug
Other adjectives: common, single, annoying, small, serious, horrible, new, major, possible, minor, fatal, random, odd, titular, bizarre, different.

Both words in one sentence

There's a scene in the manga where Urd locked lips with Belldandy to pull an ailment (an "Ahem Bug" causing laryngitis) out of her.

Source: Intimate Healing

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Bug and Ailment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailment/bug

Ailment & Bug. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailment/bug>.

Bug or Ailment. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailment/bug.

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