{
  "ail":{
    "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{
      "antonyms":[
        "health",
        "wellness"
      ],
      "examples":[
        "half of the staff is out sick with the usual wintertime ails"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "fitness",
        "healthiness",
        "heartiness",
        "robustness",
        "soundness",
        "wholeness",
        "wholesomeness",
        "fettle",
        "shape"
      ],
      "related":[
        "contagion",
        "contagious disease",
        "contagium",
        "infection",
        "attack",
        "bout",
        "fit",
        "spell",
        "debility",
        "decrepitude",
        "feebleness",
        "frailness",
        "lameness",
        "sickliness",
        "unhealthiness",
        "unsoundness",
        "unwellness",
        "weakness",
        "malaise",
        "matter",
        "pip",
        "epidemic",
        "pest",
        "pestilence",
        "plague"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "affection",
        "ailment",
        "bug",
        "complaint",
        "complication",
        "condition",
        "disease",
        "disorder",
        "distemper",
        "distemperature",
        "fever",
        "ill",
        "illness",
        "infirmity",
        "malady",
        "sickness",
        "trouble"
      ]
    },
    "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
      "antonyms":[
        "calm",
        "compose",
        "quiet",
        "settle",
        "soothe",
        "tranquilize",
        "tranquillize"
      ],
      "examples":[
        "parents who were at a loss to explain what was ailing their normally vivacious daughter"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "allay",
        "alleviate",
        "assuage",
        "appease",
        "conciliate",
        "mollify",
        "pacify",
        "placate",
        "propitiate"
      ],
      "related":[
        "aggravate",
        "anger",
        "annoy",
        "bug",
        "chafe",
        "chivy",
        "chivvy",
        "exasperate",
        "fret",
        "gall",
        "get",
        "grate",
        "harass",
        "harry",
        "irk",
        "irritate",
        "nettle",
        "peeve",
        "pester",
        "pique",
        "put off",
        "put out",
        "rile",
        "vex",
        "bedevil",
        "haunt",
        "plague",
        "abash",
        "confound",
        "confuse",
        "discomfit",
        "disconcert",
        "discountenance",
        "embarrass",
        "faze",
        "fluster",
        "jar",
        "mortify",
        "nonplus",
        "rattle",
        "shake up",
        "daunt",
        "demoralize",
        "discourage",
        "dishearten",
        "dispirit",
        "unnerve"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "agitate",
        "alarm",
        "alarum",
        "bother",
        "concern",
        "derail",
        "discomfort",
        "discompose",
        "dismay",
        "disquiet",
        "distemper",
        "distract",
        "distress",
        "disturb",
        "exercise",
        "flurry",
        "frazzle",
        "freak (out)",
        "fuss",
        "hagride",
        "perturb",
        "undo",
        "unhinge",
        "unsettle",
        "upset",
        "weird out",
        "worry"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "ailments":{
    "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{
      "examples":[
        "a doctor known for successfully treating patients with chronic back ailments"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "affections",
        "ails",
        "bugs",
        "complaints",
        "complications",
        "conditions",
        "diseases",
        "disorders",
        "distemperatures",
        "distempers",
        "fevers",
        "illnesses",
        "ills",
        "infirmities",
        "maladies",
        "sicknesses",
        "troubles"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "contagions",
        "contagious diseases",
        "contagia",
        "infections",
        "attacks",
        "bouts",
        "fits",
        "spells",
        "debilities",
        "decrepitudes",
        "weaknesses",
        "malaises",
        "matters",
        "pips",
        "epidemics",
        "pestilences",
        "pests",
        "plagues"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "ails":{
    "an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning":{
      "examples":[
        "half of the staff is out sick with the usual wintertime ails"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "affections",
        "ailments",
        "bugs",
        "complaints",
        "complications",
        "conditions",
        "diseases",
        "disorders",
        "distemperatures",
        "distempers",
        "fevers",
        "illnesses",
        "ills",
        "infirmities",
        "maladies",
        "sicknesses",
        "troubles"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "contagions",
        "contagious diseases",
        "contagia",
        "infections",
        "attacks",
        "bouts",
        "fits",
        "spells",
        "debilities",
        "decrepitudes",
        "weaknesses",
        "malaises",
        "matters",
        "pips",
        "epidemics",
        "pestilences",
        "pests",
        "plagues"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[],
      "antonyms":[]
    },
    "to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy":{
      "examples":[
        "parents who were at a loss to explain what was ailing their normally vivacious daughter"
      ],
      "synonyms":[
        "agitates",
        "alarms",
        "alarums",
        "bothers",
        "concerns",
        "derails",
        "discomforts",
        "discomposes",
        "dismays",
        "disquiets",
        "distempers",
        "distracts",
        "distresses",
        "disturbs",
        "exercises",
        "flurries",
        "frazzles",
        "freaks (out)",
        "fusses",
        "hagrides",
        "perturbs",
        "undoes",
        "unhinges",
        "unsettles",
        "upsets",
        "weirds out",
        "worries"
      ],
      "near synonyms":[
        "aggravates",
        "angers",
        "annoys",
        "bugs",
        "chafes",
        "chivies",
        "chivvies",
        "exasperates",
        "frets",
        "galls",
        "gets",
        "grates",
        "harasses",
        "harries",
        "irks",
        "irritates",
        "nettles",
        "peeves",
        "pesters",
        "piques",
        "puts off",
        "puts out",
        "riles",
        "vexes",
        "bedevils",
        "haunts",
        "plagues",
        "abashes",
        "confounds",
        "confuses",
        "discomfits",
        "disconcerts",
        "discountenances",
        "embarrasses",
        "fazes",
        "flusters",
        "jars",
        "mortifies",
        "nonpluses",
        "nonplusses",
        "rattles",
        "shakes up",
        "daunts",
        "demoralizes",
        "discourages",
        "disheartens",
        "dispirits",
        "unnerves"
      ],
      "near antonyms":[
        "allays",
        "alleviates",
        "assuages",
        "appeases",
        "conciliates",
        "mollifies",
        "pacifies",
        "placates",
        "propitiates"
      ],
      "antonyms":[
        "calms",
        "composes",
        "quiets",
        "settles",
        "soothes",
        "tranquilizes",
        "tranquillizes"
      ]
    },
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  }
}