disease
dis·ease
noun \di-ˈzēz\Definition of DISEASE
1
obsolete : trouble
2
3
: a harmful development (as in a social institution)
— dis·eased \-ˈzēzd\ adjective
Examples of DISEASE
- He suffers from a rare genetic disease.
- a disease of the mind
- Thousands die of heart disease each year.
- They are working to stop the spread of disease in rural areas.
- The article cites intolerance as one of the most dangerous of society's diseases.
- He sees crime as a disease that too often plagues the poor and disadvantaged.
Origin of DISEASE
Middle English disese, from Anglo-French desease, desaise, from des- dis- + eise ease
First Known Use: 14th century
Related to DISEASE
Related Words: contagion, contagious disease; contagium, infection; attack, bout, fit, spell; debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, lameness, sickliness, unhealthiness, unsoundness, unwellness, weakness; malaise, matter, pip; epidemic, pest, pestilence, plague
Near Antonyms: fitness, healthiness, heartiness, robustness, soundness, wholeness, wholesomeness; fettle, shape
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