Erkrankung

erkranken +‎ -ung

• IPA^(key): /ɛrˈkraŋkʊŋ/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈkʁaŋkʊŋ]

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Erkrankung f (genitive Erkrankung, plural Erkrankungen)

1. (slightly formal) the act or process of falling ill
2. (slightly formal) illness; disease

   Synonym: Krankheit

   • 1931, Arthur Schnitzler, Flucht in die Finsternis, S. Fischer Verlag, page 84:

     [...] und manche beglückwünschten ihn zu seiner Genesung in so scherzhaftem Ton, als hätten sie seine Erkrankung nie recht ernst genommen.

     [...] and some congratulated him on his recovery in such a jocular tone that it seemed they had never taken his illness quite seriously.

• (illness, disease): Though Erkrankung may be used interchangeably with Krankheit, it tends to refer to an illness as it manifests itself in a particular afflicted person, rather than the type or syndrome as such.

• “Erkrankung” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Erkrankung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Erkrankung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Erkrankung” in Duden online