Definition of "illness" []

• Poor health resulting from disease of body or mind; sickness. (noun)
• A disease. (noun)
• Obsolete Evil; wickedness. (noun)

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• "Along with the addiction is the mental illness, systemic poverty, scary lack of parenting skills, and *illness*."
• "Both Meirelles and author Saramago have stated that the title illness is not meant to be taken literally."
• "So far, the only manifestation of his illness is the fact that he says whatever the hell is on his mind, with no filter."