illness

/ˈɪlnəs/ noun

Definition

DISEASE [C] › a disease of the body or mind: a serious/terminal illness He died at the age of 83 after a long illness.

BEING ILL [U] › when you are ill: Unfortunately I couldn't go because of illness.

(Definition of illness noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to manage not to be destroyed, harmed or permanently affected by the difficult situation you...

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