malady
[mal-uh-dee]
- any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
- any undesirable or disordered condition: social maladies; a malady of the spirit.
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Origin of malady
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illnesssyndromecancersicknessdisabilityvirusinfectionepidemicfeverinflammationafflictionblightachedisorderinfirmityailmentflucomplaintcontagiondebilityExamples from the Web for maladies
Contemporary Examples
These two maladies that he makes fun of, millions of people, millions of people are affected by these diseases.
Harry Reid Unloads on Bob Gates for Insensitivity and Breaking ConfidentialityJohn L. Smith
January 23, 2014
These two maladies that he makes fun of, millions of people, millions of people are effected by these diseases.
Reid: Gates ‘Unethically’ Gossiped and Published Memoir to ‘Make Money’John L. Smith
January 23, 2014
Such awful outcomes for Medicaid patients are found in a variety of studies looking at cancer, heart problems, and other maladies.
Her debut collection of stories, Interpreter of Maladies, won the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Hemingway Award.
The National Book Awards Longlist for FictionSeptember 19, 2013
We may think that of all the maladies that can be visited upon the human body, death itself would be the easiest to diagnose.
Historical Examples
Gotre and other maladies arising from insufficient diet have disappeared.
In the Heart of VosgesMatilda Betham-Edwards
It by no means follows, that he must wait for one or other of these maladies to carry him off.
Nuts and NutcrackersCharles James Lever
Was it his fault that the doctors could not cure their maladies?
Stories of ComedyVarious
I have gout, asthma, and seven other maladies, but am otherwise very well.
How to SucceedOrison Swett Marden
The most prevalent of these maladies are spinal curvature and myopia.
Spontaneous Activity in EducationMaria Montessori
malady
- any disease or illness
- any unhealthy, morbid, or desperate conditiona malady of the spirit
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Word Origin
C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin male habitus (unattested) in poor condition, from Latin male badly + habitus, from habēre to have
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Word Origin and History for maladies
malady
n.
late 13c., from Old French maladie "sickness, illness, disease" (13c.), from malade "ill" (12c.), from Latin male habitus "doing poorly, feeling sick," literally "ill-conditioned," from male "badly" (see mal-) + habitus, past participle of habere "have, hold" (see habit). Related: Maladies.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
malady
(măl′ə-dē)- A disease, disorder, or ailment.
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