0 to cause difficulty and problems for someone or something: --
The government seems to have no understanding of what ails the country.
2 to feel or cause someone to feel ill, unhealthy, or weak: --
It is not mere imbalance that ails social psychology, rather, it is the lack of a scientific approach to its subject matter.
Foremost in our minds was the need to interview aged and ailing pioneers.
When such words juvenile gets /ail, (s)l/, and percentile form adverbs by adding -ly, their gets /ail/ only.
The diagnosis of body-politic implicitly and explicitly challenged the royal and state authority and authorized the people to take charge of the ailing motherland.
Consequently, the solution must begin internally, with the production and export of products for which the ailing economy has a comparative advantage.
Papers were closed and 'survivors' could no longer be relied upon automatically to offer support to the ailing party.
The ' sandwich generation ' of midlife women has many cares both children and ailing parents besides other responsibilities.
Their ideals, writings, projects and political struggles still have much wisdom to offer wherever ailing cities seek a cure.
