Synonyms and antonyms of General words for illnesses, diseases and medical conditions in British Thesaurus

illness (noun)

the state of feeling ill or of having a disease

disease (noun)

an illness that affects people or animals, especially one that is caused by infection

sickness (noun)

a condition in which you have an illness

infection (noun)

a disease or other medical condition that is caused by bacteria or by a virus or a parasite

disorder (noun)

an illness or medical condition

complaint (noun)

an illness or other medical problem

condition (noun)

an illness or health problem that lasts a long time and affects the way you live

ailment (noun)

an illness, usually not a serious one

epidemic (noun)

a situation in which a disease spreads very quickly and infects many people

contagion (noun)

medical a disease that can be spread from one person to another through touch or through the air

affliction (noun)

formal an illness

bug (noun)

informal an infectious but usually minor illness

burnout (noun)

informal the mental and physical condition of having no energy left, or becoming ill after a period of very hard work

case (noun)

an instance of a disease

deformity (noun)

a part of someone’s body that is not the usual shape

disturbance (noun)

a situation in which someone’s mind or body develops a problem and stops operating in its usual way

dysfunction (noun)

medical any medical condition in which a part of your body does not work normally

illness (noun)

a particular disease, or a period of being ill

illness (noun)

a serious mental problem

incapacity (noun)

the condition of being unable to live normally because you are ill or weak

incidence (noun)

the number of cases of an illness or a medical condition in a particular place, group, or situation

indisposition (noun)

formal an illness, especially one that is not very serious

infirmity (noun)

formal bad health caused by old age or illness

insanity (noun)

old-fashioned very severe mental illness that makes it impossible for someone to be considered legally responsible for their actions

insufficiency (noun)

medical a medical condition in which an organ in the body does not work as it should

invalidity (noun)

the condition of being too ill or old to work

lurgy (noun)

Britishhumorous any minor illness or disease

malady (noun)

old-fashioned an illness

malaise (noun)

formal a feeling that you are slightly ill, although you cannot say what exactly is wrong

malformation (noun)

a part of someone’s body that has not developed normally and has an unusual shape

mental illness (noun)

an illness that affects someone’s mind

pandemic (noun)

a disease that affects almost everyone in a very large area

pestilence (noun)

literary a serious disease that spreads fast and kills many people

the plague (noun)

any serious disease that spreads quickly to a lot of people and usually ends in death

sickness (noun)

a particular illness

STD (noun)

a sexually transmitted disease

STI (noun)

sexually transmitted infection: any infection that you get from having sex with an infected person, for example AIDS or syphilis

syndrome (noun)

a medical condition that has a particular set of effects on your body or mind

trouble (noun)

a health problem affecting a part of your body

tzetze fly ()

another spelling of tsetse fly

upset (noun)

an illness that affects your stomach, usually caused by something that you have eaten or drunk

virus (noun)

a disease caused by a virus