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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.
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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

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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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