ailment

== English == === Etymology === From ail + -ment. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeɪ̯lmənt/, [ˈeɪ̯lmənt] ~ [ˈeɪ̯lmn̩t] Hyphenation: ail‧ment === Noun === ailment (plural ailments) Something which ails one; a disease; sickness. Near-synonym: complaint (contextually synonymous) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “ailment”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “ailment”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. === Anagrams === aliment, maltine, netmail