illness
noun/ˈɪlnəs/CEFR B1অসুস্থতা, রোগভোগ
Meaning
The state of being ill, or a period of being unwell.
Example sentences
- He missed two weeks through illness.অসুস্থতার কারণে সে দুই সপ্তাহ অনুপস্থিত ছিল।
- Her illness lasted the whole winter.তার অসুস্থতা পুরো শীতকাল ধরে ছিল।
A common mistake
Malaria is a serious illness carried by mosquitoes.→Malaria is a serious disease carried by mosquitoes.
A disease is the named condition; an illness is the experience of suffering from one.
Synonyms & antonyms
Antonyms: health
Similar words, and what each means
Other English words for “অসুস্থতা, রোগভোগ”
- sickness
The state of being ill, or the feeling of wanting to vomit.
Opposite words
“illness” elsewhere on EnglishBD
'Call in sick' is the standard workplace phrase for phoning to report an illness — learn it as one fixed chunk.
Phrasal Verbs with Call →'Under the weather' and 'on the mend' are gentle, polite ways to talk about illness — perfect for messages and everyday speech.
English Idioms about Health →In spite of his illness, he attended the class.
Completing Sentences: Rules and Structures →
Where this word is used
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“illness” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • কল্পনা, কল্পনাশক্তি
- • কেইম্যান (কুমির-জাতীয় প্রাণী)
- • অসুস্থতা, রোগভোগ
- • জোয়াল
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অসুস্থতা, রোগভোগ — illness (noun) — অসুস্থতা, রোগভোগ. The state of being ill, or a period of being unwell.
Which word is closest in meaning to “illness”?
- • disease
- • attachment
- • patience
- • emission
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disease — disease — রোগ, ব্যাধি. An illness that affects the body or a part of it.
Related words
- diseaseরোগ, ব্যাধিsynonym
- ailmentঅসুখ-বিসুখ, ছোটখাটো রোগsynonym
- healthস্বাস্থ্যantonym
- ill-willবিদ্বেষnearby
- illegibleপড়া যায় না এমন (হাতের লেখা)nearby
- illogicalযুক্তিবিরোধীnearby
- illuminateআলোকিত করা, আলোয় ভরিয়ে দেওয়াnearby
- imageছবি, প্রতিচ্ছবি; ভাবমূর্তিsame level
- imaginationকল্পনা, কল্পনাশক্তিsame level
- imagineকল্পনা করাsame level
- immatureঅপরিণত, অপরিপক্বsame level
- immediateতাৎক্ষণিক, তৎক্ষণাৎsame level