Ail Definition

[n] aromatic bulb used as seasoning
[v] cause bodily suffering to
[v] be unwell, ill, or ill disposed

Synonyms

afflict, garlic, pain, trouble

See Also...

Allium sativum, break out, clove, disagree with, erupt, flavorer, flavoring, flavourer, flavouring, garlic clove, hurt, recrudesce, seasoner, seasoning, suffer

Related Terms

ache, afflict, agonize, anguish, be affected with, be the matter, beset, bite, blanch, blench, bother, burn, chafe, complain of, complicate matters, concern, convulse, crucify, cut, discommode, distress, disturb, excruciate, feel ill, feel pain, feel the

Misc. Definitions

\Ail\ ([=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ailed} ([=a]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ailing}.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble, pain; akin to Goth. us-agljan to distress, agls troublesome, irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe. [root]3.] To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental; to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what ails the man? I know not what ails him. What aileth thee, Hagar? --Gen. xxi. 1
7. Note: It is never used to express a specific disease. We do not say, a fever ails him; but, something ails him.
\Ail\, v. i. To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill or indisposed or in trouble. When he ails ever so little . . . he is so peevish. --Richardson.
\Ail\, n. Indisposition or morbid affection. --Pope.