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/emfeɾmeˈðað/
Translation
illness, disease
Word origin
From enfermo ('ill') plus -dad, from Latin infirmitas ('weakness, sickness'), from infirmus ('weak'), from in- ('not') plus firmus ('strong'). The same root gives English infirmity and infirm.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- infirmitas
- English cognates
- infirmity, infirm, firm
Grammar
Examples
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The disease affects millions of people.
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They detected the illness in time.
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It is a rare illness, hard to treat.
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The illness forced him to leave work for months.
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The doctors are studying a new serious disease.
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