Ailment
Ailment noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.
Disability is a synonym for ailment. In some cases you can use "Disability" instead a noun "Ailment".
Disability
Disability noun - The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness.
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Synonyms for Disability
Ailment is a synonym for disability in condition topic. You can use "Ailment" instead a noun "Disability", if it concerns topics such as disadvantage.
Nearby Words: disabled, disablement
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Related pairs
- affection and ailment
- affection and disability
- weakness and ailment
- weakness and disability
- malady and ailment
- malady and disability
- disorder and ailment
- disorder and disability
- complaint and ailment
- complaint and disability
- disease and ailment
- disease and disability
- illness and ailment
- illness and disability
How words are described
| physical | physical ailment | physical disability |
| specific | specific ailment | specific disability |
| original | original ailment | original disability |
| serious | serious ailment | serious disability |
| Other adjectives: new, unique, major, mental, temporary, different, chronic, unspecified, magical, neurological, ongoing. | ||
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Disability and Ailment. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailment/disability
Ailment & Disability. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailment/disability>.
Disability or Ailment. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ailment/disability.
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