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German
Etymology
erkranken + -ung
Pronunciation
Noun
Erkrankung f (genitive Erkrankung, plural Erkrankungen)
- (slightly formal) the act or process of falling ill
- (slightly formal) illness; disease
- Synonym: Krankheit
1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 84:[...] und manche beglückwünschten ihn zu seiner Genesung in so scherzhaftem Ton, als hätten sie seine Erkrankung nie recht ernst genommen.- and some congratulated him on his recovery in such a jocular tone that it seemed they had never taken his illness quite seriously.
Usage notes
- (illness, disease): Though Erkrankung may be used interchangeably with Krankheit, it tends to refer to an illness as it manifests itself in a particular afflicted person, rather than the type or syndrome as such.
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