Collocations for illness - noun
ADJECTIVE
deadly,
fatal,
incurable,
terminal
catastrophic (AmE,law), critical, dangerous, debilitating, devastating, life-threatening, major, serious, severe, terrible
He suffered from a debilitating illness which made everyday life a struggle.
catastrophic (AmE,law), critical, dangerous, debilitating, devastating, life-threatening, major, serious, severe, terrible
He suffered from a debilitating illness which made everyday life a struggle.
mild,
minor
treatable
Clinical depression is a treatable illness.
treatable
Clinical depression is a treatable illness.
preventable
TB is a major cause of preventable illness and death.
TB is a major cause of preventable illness and death.
lengthy,
lingering,
long,
long-standing,
long-term,
prolonged
degenerative, progressive
brief, short
final, last
acute, chronic
sudden
Kerry died of a sudden illness.
degenerative, progressive
brief, short
final, last
acute, chronic
sudden
Kerry died of a sudden illness.
infectious
family, genetic
We assess the applicant's history of family illness.
family, genetic
We assess the applicant's history of family illness.
painful
mysterious, mystery, unexplained
They had failed to find the cause of his mystery illness.
mysterious, mystery, unexplained
They had failed to find the cause of his mystery illness.
common
Diabetes is a common illness.
Diabetes is a common illness.
rare
He became blind after contracting a rare illness.
He became blind after contracting a rare illness.
depressive,
mental,
psychiatric,
psychological,
psychotic,
stress-related
psychosomatic
medical
Depression is a treatable medical illness.
psychosomatic
medical
Depression is a treatable medical illness.
AIDS-related,
flu-like,
food-borne (esp. AmE),
physical,
respiratory,
smoking-related,
viral
childhood
childhood
VERB + illness
experience,
have,
suffer,
suffer from
those who experience mental illness
Badly fed children suffer a lot of minor illnesses.
people who suffer from mental illness
those who experience mental illness
Badly fed children suffer a lot of minor illnesses.
people who suffer from mental illness
catch,
contract,
develop,
get
people who never seem to catch the illnesses their friends get
He contracted a serious illness and died a month later.
people who never seem to catch the illnesses their friends get
He contracted a serious illness and died a month later.
diagnose
treat
The drug is used to treat a wide range of illnesses.
treat
The drug is used to treat a wide range of illnesses.
cure,
heal
(esp. AmE)
The only thing that could cure her illness was a special herb.
The only thing that could cure her illness was a special herb.
control,
manage
ways to help arthritis sufferers manage their illness
ways to help arthritis sufferers manage their illness
survive
She survived a life-threatening illness.
She survived a life-threatening illness.
beat
Claire is optimistic she can beat her illness.
Claire is optimistic she can beat her illness.
cause
illnesses caused by poverty
illnesses caused by poverty
prevent
a drug that may be helpful in preventing illnesses such as cancer
a drug that may be helpful in preventing illnesses such as cancer
battle,
combat
fight, fight off, overcome, recover from
The immune system enables the body to fight off illness.
fight, fight off, overcome, recover from
The immune system enables the body to fight off illness.
fake,
feign
She feigned illness so that she wouldn't have to go to school.
She feigned illness so that she wouldn't have to go to school.
nurse sb through
She nursed her father through his final illness.
She nursed her father through his final illness.
bear
She bore her final illness with great courage.
She bore her final illness with great courage.
illness + VERB
affect sb,
afflict
(formal)
The mystery illness affected hundreds of people.
Mental illness afflicts one in four people.
The mystery illness affected hundreds of people.
Mental illness afflicts one in four people.
plague sb
Her childhood was plagued by illness.
Her childhood was plagued by illness.
hit (sb),
strike (sb)
Suddenly, illness hit the household.
The illness struck while he was touring.
Suddenly, illness hit the household.
The illness struck while he was touring.
arise,
occur
Some illnesses occur more frequently following puberty.
Some illnesses occur more frequently following puberty.
cause sth
the pain and distress caused by your illness
the pain and distress caused by your illness
progress
As his illness progressed, Neil began to have difficulty speaking.
As his illness progressed, Neil began to have difficulty speaking.
result (from sth)
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether illnesses result from bacteria or viruses.
Sometimes it's hard to tell whether illnesses result from bacteria or viruses.
require sth
Both illnesses require treatment.
Both illnesses require treatment.
PREPOSITION
after illness
He's just returned to work after illness.
He's just returned to work after illness.
because of illness,
due to illness,
through illness
earnings lost through illness
earnings lost through illness
with illness
people with serious psychological illnesses
people with serious psychological illnesses
illness among
a high rate of illness among the workers
a high rate of illness among the workers
illness associated with
the illnesses associated with HIV infection
the illnesses associated with HIV infection
illness from
the first case of illness from the Ebola virus
the first case of illness from the Ebola virus
illness in
episodes of illness in children
episodes of illness in children