0 past simple and past participle of ail
1 to cause difficulty and problems for someone or something:
The government seems to have no understanding of what ails the country.
We need not debate the various theories concerning whatever ailed these two women since we cannot judge whether this was a hereditary disease #!
My husband never ailed before he joined up, but afterwards he was always complaining.
Such industries ailed because there was no market for their goods.
Some industries in this country, such as the coal industry, have ailed and almost disappeared.
A husband may have ailed a long time before his death.
We have not yet properly examined this country's potential for getting income from different sources to get enough money into a system that has ailed for too long.
Is he aware that that service is being threatened or severely curt ailed in some areas which means that children will no longer have annual dental inspections?
He is reported to have ailed for over two years at their main house in the city.
