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Meaning of Ailing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈeɪ.lɪŋ

Definitions

An ailment.

Equivalents

العربية المرض
Català malalt
Esperanto malsana
Français malade malsain
Bahasa Indonesia gering merana
Italiano malato sofferente
Nederlands ziek
Português doente enfermo
Shqip sëmurë

Examples

“When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. And the queerer the cure for those ailings the bigger the attraction. A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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