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attack

noun [C] (ILLNESS)
 
 
/əˈtæk/

Definition

a sudden and short period of illness: an attack of asthma/flu/malariafigurative an attack of the gigglesDisease and illness - general words
(Definition of attack noun (ILLNESS) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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