malady

[ mal-uh-dee ]

/ ˈmæl ə di /

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noun, plural mal·a·dies.

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.

OTHER WORDS FOR malady

1 illness, sickness, affliction, complaint, ailment, indisposition.

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Origin of malady

1200–50; Middle English maladie<Old French, equivalent to malade sick (<Late Latin male habitus literally, ill-conditioned; see mal-, habit¹) + -ie-y³

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH malady

malady , melody

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How to use malady in a sentence

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 Confidentiality|John L. Smith|January 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
Such awful outcomes for Medicaid patients are found in a variety of studies looking at cancer, heart problems, and other maladies.
The Great Medicaid Swindle|Nick Gillespie|October 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Her debut collection of stories, Interpreter of Maladies, won the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Hemingway Award.
The National Book Awards Longlist for Fiction||September 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The first step toward getting out of this mess is to understand just how many of our psychiatric maladies are pure fictions.
America’s Epidemic of Psychiatric Over-Diagnosis|Jesse Singal|June 21, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Mais il s'en estoit retir, -cause de quelque mortalit l survenu par des maladies dysenteriaques.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Cette anne il a couru par dela plusieurs maladies de dysenteries, qui ont est mortelles ceux qui en estoient attaints.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Mais particulierement encore l'exemption de maladies, qui est vn miracle tres-evident.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
At length a complication of maladies completed the ruin of all his faculties.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
Of all maladies the human frame is subject to, the vain old creature most dreaded that one.
Elster's Folly|Mrs. Henry Wood

British Dictionary definitions for malady

malady

/ (ˈmælədɪ) /

noun plural -dies

any disease or illness

any unhealthy, morbid, or desperate conditiona malady of the spirit

Word Origin for malady

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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Medical definitions for malady

malady

[ măl′ə-dē ]

A disease, disorder, or ailment.

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