malady | ||
1. | [ noun ] any unwholesome or desperate condition | |
Examples: | "what maladies afflict our nation?" |
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Related terms: | condition condition | |
2. | [ noun ] (medicine) impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism | |
Synonyms: | illness sickness unwellness | |
Related terms: | health ill_health disease collapse ague food_poisoning catastrophic_illness lead_poisoning anuresis indisposition growth toxemia_of_pregnancy ozone_sickness hypermotility decompression_sickness amyloidosis | |
Similar spelling: |
mailed milady Malta mallet |