Vocabulary
Ailment
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
an illness, typically a minor one.
Urdu meaning
بیماری، علالت، مرض، تکلف
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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By keeping the facts of Mr Khan`s ailment, treatment and general health incredibly difficult to ascertain independently, the government itself created the space for all manner of speculation to proliferate.
Dawn Editorials —
Guided truths
— 2026-02-20
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Therefore, while the PTI and Mr Khan`s family need to firmly decide what it is that they want, the government must also respect their wishes and ensure much greater transparency in how it is dealing with Mr Khan`s ailment.
Dawn Editorials —
Poor optics
— 2026-02-19
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Then, the recent diagnosis of a liver ailment in his wife, who already suffers from diabetes and hypertension, pushed the family into a debt trap.
Dawn Editorials —
Impoverishing expenditures
— 2026-01-23
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His wife has blood pressure and diabetes and has recently been diagnosed with some liver ailment.
Dawn Editorials —
Difficult times
— 2026-01-16
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I AM proposing a new ailment unique to Pakistanis: Perpetual-Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Dawn Editorials —
Our own PTSD
— 2024-12-01
Synonyms
illness, disorder, disease, affliction, sickness, malady, infection, complaint, upset,
Antonyms
fitness, heartiness, healthiness,
Curator example
“the doctor diagnosed a common stomach ailment”
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