social disease
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of social disease
First recorded in 1915–20
Example Sentences
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William Osler, often described as the father of modern medicine, put it like this: “Tuberculosis is a social disease with a medical aspect.”
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2025
Chess pieces just sort of materialize throughout the night; one couple plays chess, then another, then another, catching on like a dance craze or a social disease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2023
Antisemitism, like Anti-Arabism and racism, is a social disease that can be confronted only by us standing together, Syrian- and Israeli-sympathizing Americans alike.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 3, 2022
PC, though, is just the symptom of a more virulent social disease.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2016
For Mr. Seward, slavery is no more the most hideous social disease; he abandoned that creed which elevated him in the confidence of the people.
From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by Adam G. de Gurowski, Count
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