Main Entry:

dis·ease

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈzēz\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English disese, from Anglo-French desease, desaise, from des- dis- + eise ease

Date:

14th century

1obsolete : trouble2: a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning and is typically manifested by distinguishing signs and symptoms : sickness, malady3: a harmful development (as in a social institution)

— dis·eased \-ˈzēzd\ adjective