disease

noun

di-ˈzēz How to pronounce disease (audio)
Definition of diseasenext
as in illness
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning they caught a rare disease while they were traveling in Africa and were sick for weeks

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Recent Examples of disease The sisters said that after the diagnosis — and the subsequent news that the disease had advanced to a more serious stage four — their sister tried to remain hopeful and spent her time traveling, living life and having fun. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026 Pakistan began a nationwide campaign Monday to vaccinate 24 million children against polio as part of efforts to eradicate the disease. — ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026 Apa had been running to honor her grandfather, who had Parkinson’s disease. — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026 Using her decades of training to help others with the disease move in ways that can help their daily life. — Hannah Kliger, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disease
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disease
  1. illness
  2. ailment
  3. ill
  4. disorder
  5. fever
  6. condition
  7. sickness
Noun
  • Rescued from the streets of Long Beach while battling an upper respiratory illness, Smokey is now on the mend and absolutely loving indoor life.
    — Maryanne Dell, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In June, the trio went on a vacation that was initially scheduled for December and had been rescheduled because of his illness.
    — News Editor, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of illness
Noun
  • In these regions, the predominant ailments are HIV/AIDS, premature birth and birth trauma, congenital anomalies and injuries.
    — Emilee Flynn, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Some may find the value to be limited, especially if their dog or cat breed is younger or less predisposed to suffer from medical issues or ailments.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of ailment
Noun
  • Humor and/or wit feature in your work to address serious issues of the heart or to comment on the socio-political ills of the world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Hilton has blasted Becerra as taking the state’s voters for granted, failing to hold public campaign events to explain his detailed plans to address California’s many ills.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of ill
Noun
  • Their discovery could open the door to fixing genetic muscle disorders like Duchenne muscular dystrophy before the damage is done.
    — Gerry Smith, CNBC, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Research is limited, but has found that up to around 38% of kratom users may develop use disorders.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • Continue reading … -- IN OTHER NEWS BITING CONCERN — Southern state battles largest dengue fever outbreak in decades with hundreds infected.
    — , FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Her symptoms included headache, hallucinations, vomiting, and a high fever, all symptoms of a rapidly expanding pituitary tumor, per the authors.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of fever
Noun
  • Under these conditions, the vision-language model can generate incorrect descriptions.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
  • The Moon in your sign opposes Saturn, bringing your needs into contact with another person’s conditions.
    — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of condition
Noun
  • This could be due to sickness, a death in the family, jury duty, airline flight changes, or other scenarios.
    — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Somewhat diminished in the film’s erratic attempts to contextualize this ever-metastasizing sickness is Odeh himself.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of sickness

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“Disease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disease. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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