ailed
Felt under weather
Ailed is the past tense of ail, meaning to trouble or afflict, especially with illness or discomfort.
The word appears most often in questions: What ailed him?
Something ailed her, but she wouldn't say what.
It sounds slightly old-fashioned compared to alternatives like bothered or troubled.
sick
Unwell or impressively cool
- unwellExperiencing poor health
- sufferingSustained experience of distress
- afflictedSuffering from something harmful
troubled · plagued · stricken · indisposed · infirm · diseased · feverish · nauseous · bedridden · symptomatic
troubled
Experiencing distress or anxiety
pained · grieved · tormented · vexed · afflicted · distressed · beset · harassed · plagued · suffering
- skin ailmentsDiseases of the epidermis