Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with illness in American Collocation
illness
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
serious
Have you had a serious illness in the past six months?
not serious
Many minor illnesses, such as colds and flu, are caused by a virus.
becoming serious very quickly
There was a special area where accidents and cases of acute illness could be treated.
lasting a long time
Nocturnal enuresis (bed-wetting) is the most common chronic childhood illness.
that cannot be cured
Hospices are institutions that care for people with terminal illnesses.
getting worse over time
Alcoholism is a progressive illness, which only gets worse.
affecting your mind
Most people are likely to suffer mental illness at some point in their lives.
a work-related/stress-related/pregnancy-related/smoking-related illness.
affecting children
The leaflet gives information on how to deal with minor childhood illnesses.
have an illness
Over half a million people in the UK suffer from stress-related illness.
start to have an illness
He died shortly after the war from an illness he had contracted in the prisoner-of-war camp.
bear an illness
She died after a long illness which she bore with great patience and dignity.
recognize and treat an illness
Managing chronic illness in elderly patients is one of the main tasks of the general practitioner.
The pharmacist can give you advice on treating minor illnesses.
fight or recover from an illness
I am taking vitamin and zinc tablets to get over this illness.
pretend to have an illness
She took time off work, feigning illness and not answering the phone.
die as a result of an illness
Pearson died from a long-term illness in 1998.
happen
Accidents and illnesses often occur when people are stressed.
affect someone
Asthma is the most common chronic illness affecting children worldwide.
cause someone to be unable to live normally
How will you manage financially if you are incapacitated by illness?
have a particular effect
Serious mental illness often results in social isolation.
happen as a result of something
He died after a short illness resulting from an accident.
become worse
The pain usually gets worse as the illness progresses.
cause a lot of problems for someone
Since March last year, he has been plagued by two serious illnesses.