Thesaurus results for MALADIES

maladies

noun

plural of malady

as in diseases

an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady

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Recent Examples of maladies The same maladies that plagued Livingstone befell Stanley, including malaria and dysentery. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026 The Aliso Canyon gas leak took nearly four months to control, sickened thousands of families and forced them from their homes near the San Fernando Valley to escape a sulfurous stench and maladies including headaches, nausea and nose bleeds. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026 After fighting maladies for so long, brakence embraces them as his muse and coaches himself to keep going. — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026 That March, a seventy-year-old patient from a wealthy Cypriot family, Evie Lanitis, arrived at BioMed, complaining of a host of minor maladies, including bursitis in her toes, dental pain, and digestive issues. — D. T. Max, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Another component of Watkins’ winning pitch centered on Matt Hagen’s loss of identity and livelihood, a universal fear that can stem from physical maladies, technological disruptions or uncontrollable economic conditions. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 The list of maladies bothering Ohtani is lengthy, and grew this week. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 Ultimately, though, authorities determined the man died of natural causes and had several medical maladies, a Pittsburg police spokesman said. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 4 Aug. 2026 Still others described unexplained rashes, outbreaks of diarrhea and infestations of lice, among a host of other maladies for which many said they were offered only Tylenol or allergy medication. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for maladies

Noun

Metabolic diseases may be around Wall Street, maybe asthma would be all around Washington Square.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 12 Nov. 2026
Early on, with input from his team, Bancel decided to focus Moderna’s limited resources on rare diseases involving missing proteins, because seeing if the mRNA could replace them would be a relatively quicker process.

— Time, Time, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of diseases

Noun

Skipping them can increase the risk of gastrointestinal illnesses, which can spread quickly in close quarters onboard.

— Kristy Tolley, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026
The new clinic offers a range of services for dogs and cats, including wellness exams, vaccinations, flea and heartworm prevention, microchipping, diagnostic lab work and treatment for basic illnesses.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of illnesses

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 ills

Noun

And while children, the elderly and those with certain sicknesses or medications are most susceptible to heat illness – these temperatures affect everyone.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 17 July 2026
At the end of the day, both doctors agree that hotel stays shouldn’t deter people from traveling altogether, since there are always ways to proactively minimize exposure and subsequent sicknesses.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2026