malady
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈmæl.ə.di/
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enfermedad
- To my knowledge, however, no instances of animal contraction of the mysterious malady have ever been verified.
- fatal malady
- various maladies
- physical maladies
I've had a weird collection of annoying maladies.
- I've had a weird collection of annoying maladies.
- From those who suffer from psychiatric maladies?
- And he explained it to me that chronic pain is one of the few types of physical maladies that you don't adapt to.
- What about sort of psychopathologies, schizophrenia, depression, anxiety, alcoholism, other sort of maladies like that?
- And the fact that so many kids are breathing so poorly and it's this poor breathing that's behind so many chronic maladies.
- So it's like we had this, we had this big long thing about discussion about your, your throat malady.
Examples
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The questions are meant to identify the malady, to diagnose, and to heal.
Academic text (1993) -
There are so many sick of unknown maladies in these parts, I fear a general plague.
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In fact, I, too, have been taken by this malady called love.
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Later, I made up a story that she had died from some malady.
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Oh, its fruit is said to cure every malady known to man.
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The first time Baako experiences his malady, he is in the United States.
Academic text (2008) -
I know people cursed with that malady.
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How far advanced is our grandson's malady?
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Based on this insight, he began seeking the specific causes of various maladies and conditions.
Academic text (2015) -
Many people suffer from a malady that affects their mental health.
Synonyms
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2.3
An illness that harms the body or mind and causes symptoms
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1.1
A time when a person is sick and cannot do normal things
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4.3
A health condition in which the body or mind do not work normally
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1.0
A time when your body is not healthy
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3.4
A small illness that often lasts a long time
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8.1
A general feeling of being unwell, uncomfortable, or lacking energy, often without a clear reason
A time when a person feels sick or has health problems
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Etymology
Malady comes from an old phrase meaning 'bad condition'. The mal- part means 'bad', the same mal- you see in malfunction and malnutrition, so a malady is a bad condition of the body or mind.