ail[verb]Synonyms: trouble, cark, distress, upset, worry
Contrasted words: alleviate, ease, relieve, comfort, console, solace
Related Idioms: be the matter (with), give one trouble
Related Words: afflict,
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ail /eɪl/
verb[
Language: Old English;
Origin: eglan]
1. what ails something formal the thing or things that are causing difficulties for something:
This initiative is not the answer to what ails our educational system.2. [intransitive and transitive] old-fashioned to be ill, or to make someone feel ill or unhappy
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