Malady

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A disease, a disorder, or an ailment.
  • n. An unwholesome condition: the malady of discontent.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any ailment or disease of the human body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
  • n. A moral or mental defect or disorder.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
  • n. A moral or mental defect or disorder.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A physical disorder or disease; sickness or distemper of any kind; especially, a chronic, deep-seated, or dangerous disease.
  • n. Hence, moral or mental disorder; any disordered state or condition: as, social maladies.
  • n. Synonyms Infirmity, Distemper, etc. (see disease); complaint, ailment.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. any unwholesome or desperate condition
  • n. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    condition    status   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    disorder    illness    distemper    sickness    disease    ailment   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    ailment    illness    affliction    disease    convulsion    plague    disturbance    distemper    headache    insanity