Ailments

Ailments

Original Source:

Poor shut-eye can lead to weight gain, mood disorders, and other ailments. (Apple News)

Dictionary Definition:

an illness, typically a minor one - ailments (many; several)

Sentence Definition:

A minor illness such as a headache or migraine can be presented as ailments.

Online Sources:

"Due to this, people in today's digital age, suffer from a plethora of ailments." (Frontiers)

"Dr. Angus Nisbet, Consultant Neurologist and Sleep Physician said older people or people who experience various ailments are also likely to sleep on their side." (New York post)

"I stopped taking that medicine, and sure enough, my mysterious ailment went away." (The Washington Post)

Prefix-NA

Root- NA

Suffix- ment (from Latin mentum, describes action and the result of that action)

(s)- plural meaning many

Other forms of the word- ail and ailing

ail - trouble or afflict (someone) in mind or body

ailing - in poor health

Etymology

Original Word: Comes from the Old English eglan

Meaning of Original Word : To trouble, plague, afflict

Language of Origin: Old English; First Recorded in 1700-10

Geographic Origin: Old English was spoke in England. Old English is a West Germanic language, and developed out of Ingvaeonic (known as North Sea Germanic). It came to be spoken over most of the territory of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms which became the Kingdom of England.

The etymology helps me define the word ailments. This is because the meaning of the original word is plague and afflict which today means sickness or suffering from pain. From this I can conclude that ailments are diseases or sickness that are causing pain.