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

1 obsolete : trouble
2 : 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, malady
3 : a harmful development (as in a social institution)

— dis·eased \-ˈzēzd\ adjective