malady

  • 21malady — noun /ˈmælˌə.di/ a) Any ailment or disease of the human body; especially, a lingering or deep seated disorder. b) A moral or mental defect or disorder. Syn: ailment, disease, disorder, distemper …

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  • 22malady — Synonyms and related words: abnormality, acute disease, affection, affliction, ailment, allergic disease, allergy, atrophy, bacterial disease, birth defect, blight, cardiovascular disease, chronic disease, circulatory disease, complaint,… …

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  • 23malady — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. disease, sickness, illness, infirmity. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. disease, ailment, sickness, illness; see disease . See Synonym Study at disease . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. disease, disorder,… …

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  • 24malady — mal|a|dy [ˈmælədi] n plural maladies [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: maladie, from malade sick , from Latin male habitus in bad condition ] 1.) formal a serious problem in society 2.) old use an illness …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25malady — mal|a|dy [ mælədi ] noun count 1. ) OLD FASHIONED an illness 2. ) FORMAL a serious problem within a society or organization …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 26malady — see MALIGN …

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  • 27malady — mal·a·dy || mælÉ™dɪ n. disease, illness (mental or physical); abnormal or disorderly condition …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 28malady — noun (plural maladies) literary a disease or ailment. Origin ME: from OFr. maladie, from malade sick , based on L. male ill + habitus having (as a condition) …

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  • 29malady — n. Disease, distemper, disorder, complaint, ail, ailment, sickness, illness, indisposition …

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  • 30malady — n disease, disorder, distemper, Pathol. affection, affliction; illness, sickness, ailment, complaint, indisposition; weakness, malaise, feebleness, infirmity, invalidism, valetudinarianism; disability, handicap; pain, hurt, ache, wound; infection …

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