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infection vs ill health

ill health vs infection

infection and ill health both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
infection Yes No No No
ill health Yes No No No
As nouns, ill health is a hypernym of infection; that is, ill health is a word with a broader meaning than infection:
  • infection: the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
  • ill health: a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
Other hypernyms of infection include health problem, unhealthiness.
infection (noun) ill health (noun)
moral corruption or contamination a state in which you are unable to function normally and without pain
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted
(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
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