malady

mal·a·dy

noun \ˈma-lə-dē\

plural mal·a·dies

Definition of MALADY

1

: a disease or disorder of the animal body

2

: an unwholesome or disordered condition

Examples of MALADY

1. <in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady>

Origin of MALADY

Middle English maladie, from Anglo-French, from malade sick, from Latin male habitus in bad condition

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to MALADY

Synonyms: affection, ail, ailment, bug, complaint, complication, condition, disorder, distemper, distemperature, fever, ill, illness, infirmity, disease, sickness, trouble

Antonyms: health, wellness

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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Other Medicine Terms

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