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 spokesperson also highlighted that many people come into the jail already sick or struggling from addiction and the leading cause of death is cardiac disease. — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 July 2026 Ebola threat Ebola is not a disease that readily spreads like respiratory viruses. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026 Rare disease advocates have been especially vocal because, in many such conditions, patients have few or no alternatives. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 14 July 2026 Bloodwork is one of the best tools doctors have to check for disease and provide a snapshot of a patient’s current health. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 14 July 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
  • Cyclosporiasis has been sickening thousands of people across the country, particularly in Michigan, recently with an intestinal illness causing explosive diarrhea with severe stomach cramps, bloating, nausea, fatigue, and unintended weight loss.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026
  • Michigan, the state with the highest case count, has recorded more than 5,000 illnesses as of July 17.
    — Jaewon Kang, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Definition of illness
Noun
  • For the third time in a year, his young career has been temporarily derailed by an injury — this time, a thumb ailment that will sideline him into August.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
  • The respiratory ailment's name comes from an outbreak that hit attendees of an American Legion convention in Philadelphia in 1976.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 July 2026
Definition of ailment
Noun
  • Last month, Kwon’s team, in collaboration with Seongju Kim at Hanbat National University, in Daejeon, South Korea, presented its solution to HBM’s future ills.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2026
  • Hualde says that some Pamplona residents rue his early promotion of the festival due to the ills of overtourism the sleepy provincial city is now experiencing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
Definition of ill
Noun
  • He was convicted the following year on charges of contempt, insult to national symbols and public disorder, in a case widely criticized by international human rights groups as retaliation for his activism.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
  • Low testosterone levels in females can be a sign of adrenal and pituitary gland disorders or an ovary disorder, according to MedlinePlus.
    — Mason Leib, ABC News, 17 July 2026
Definition of disorder
Noun
  • Kansas City got just a small taste of the magnetic fever over Lionel Messi, the global superstar who is regarded as one of the best ever to kick a ball.
    — PJ Green July 13, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • While most infected people are asymptomatic, some may experience fever, headaches and body aches, and less than 1% develop severe illness that may result in hospitalization or death.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of fever
Noun
  • During these sleep periods, New Horizons remains in a largely unpowered but stable mode, while its flight computer keeps close tabs on the spacecraft’s condition and sends back a weekly beacon to flight controllers.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • School boards and parents are also concerned about children walking to school in pitch-black conditions during winter mornings.
    — Yonat Shimron, NPR, 16 July 2026
Definition of condition
Noun
  • Anyone concerned about coming down with this very unpleasant sickness should avoid lettuces for the time being, says Rabia de Latour, a gastroenterologist at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 15 July 2026
  • The sickness spreads through food or drinking water that is contaminated by human feces.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 14 July 2026
Definition of sickness

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