DISTEMPERATURES Synonyms: 35 Similar Words

distemperatures

noun

plural of distemperature

as in diseases

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning a guinea pig with some sort of distemperature

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Noun

Looking through his microscope, Kubelka counted cells as part of a study of neuromuscular diseases.

— Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Currently, Florida requires kids to get vaccinated against various diseases.

— Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of diseases

Noun

The facility lacks a verifiable method that informs food employees of their responsibility to report their health status in regards to illnesses that can spread through food.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Many of these illnesses share similar symptoms — and there isn’t always an easy way to tell them apart without testing.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of illnesses

Noun

Alongkot later expanded the hospice to offer treatment to people suffering from other serious ailments.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Another handful of Panthers injuries to monitor The Panthers also have a few ailments to keep track of during the Week 5 bye.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of ailments

Noun

While Standard 100 focuses on harmful substances in the product, the organization’s Made in Green label also addresses production conditions and traceability.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Tornadoes were possible in parts of Virginia and North Carolina, and life-threatening surf and rip current conditions were expected to continue along the Gulf and southeastern Atlantic coasts.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of conditions

Noun

The high fevers brought on by listeria can cause miscarriages and stillbirths in pregnant women who are infected.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Manganiello detailed debilitating abdominal pain, fevers, rashes, headaches, fatigue and ulcers in his digestive tract that caused bleeding and led to countless colonoscopies.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of fevers

Noun

Now, in The Social Reckoning, Sorkin focuses on the ills of the company Facebook eventually became.

— Eliana Dockterman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
The game’s maker, Paolo Pedercini, has long diagnosed the ills of modern capitalism through countercultural video games like Phone Story (2011), which depicted the exploitative supply chain of a smartphone.

— Lewis Gordon, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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