Ailment and Defect

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Ailment

Ailment noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.
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Defect and ailment are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Defect" instead a noun "Ailment".
Nearby Words: ailing, ailed

Defect

Defect noun - Something that spoils the appearance or completeness of a thing.
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Ailment and defect are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ailment" instead a noun "Defect".
Nearby Words: defective, defection, defector, defecting, defectively

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female female ailment female defect
physical physical ailment physical defect
similar similar ailment similar defect
common common ailment common defect
Other adjectives: single, small, serious, major, mental, possible, minor, fatal, strange, different, debilitating, curable.
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