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ˈeɪɡju
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Definition of ague - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
health careRareUKfever characterized by chills and sweatingRareUK
  • He was diagnosed with ague after returning from the tropics.
chills fever
2.
winter discomfortRareUKchill or state of shaking from coldRareUK
  • The icy wind gave him an ague.
chill shiver
3.
medicalRareUKintermittent fever with cold and hot fitsRareUK
  • He suffered from ague during the rainy season.
chills fever
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irregular malarial fever missing the chill stage
The patient suffered from dumb ague last summer.

Origin of ague

Latin, acuta (sharp fever)

Terms with ague included in their meaning

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aguishadj.
medical
suffering from ague or a fever
aguishadj.
illness
resembling or characteristic of ague

Examples of ague in a sentence

  • She shivered uncontrollably, suffering from an ague.
  • She suffered from an ague after the swim.
  • The ague left him shivering uncontrollably.
  • The ague left him bedridden for days.
  • Doctors struggled to treat the ague effectively.

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  1. French:fièvre intermittente, frisson, ...
  2. German:Fieber, Frösteln, ...
  3. Italian:febbre con brividi, brivido, ...
  4. Spanish:fiebre con escalofríos, escalofrío, ...
  5. Portuguese:febre intermitente, calafrio, ...
  6. Chinese:寒战, 冷颤, ...
  7. Japanese:マラリア, 悪寒, ...
  8. Arabic:حُمّى مُتَقَطِّعَة, رَعْشَة, ...
  9. Hebrew:קַדַּחַת, ...
  10. Russian:лихорадка, малярия, ...
  11. Ukrainian:лихоманка, тремтіння, ...
  12. Hindi:ज्वर, कंपकंपी, ...

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