as in disease
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 malady
According to the American Heart Association, the malady ranks among the highest contributors to global deaths from cardiovascular disease.
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New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2025
At least one birth scene is featured in each episode, plus a host of complications and maladies affecting the mothers who are just trying their best in the rapidly changing post-World War II society.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Many Idahoans — including several of the state’s lawmakers, according to comments made on the House and Senate floors — have been clamoring to use the drug to treat a wide range of maladies, from cancer to the common cold, for which it is not approved by the FDA.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
Critics of seed oils have claimed that the ingredients are toxic to the human body, influencing a slew of maladies from heart disease to weight gain.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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New Atlas, 15 Apr. 2025
At least one birth scene is featured in each episode, plus a host of complications and maladies affecting the mothers who are just trying their best in the rapidly changing post-World War II society.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Many Idahoans — including several of the state’s lawmakers, according to comments made on the House and Senate floors — have been clamoring to use the drug to treat a wide range of maladies, from cancer to the common cold, for which it is not approved by the FDA.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
Critics of seed oils have claimed that the ingredients are toxic to the human body, influencing a slew of maladies from heart disease to weight gain.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malady
Noun
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Blood pressure may rise with age, increasing cardiovascular disease risk.—
Anisha Shah,
Verywell Health,
4 June 2025
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Untreated dental disease can even be life threatening, as in the case of Deamonte Driver, who died at age 12 after bacteria spread from an untreated tooth abscess to his brain.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The division is responsible for screening and reviewing medical exams to determine whether there is evidence that coal miners have developed a respiratory ailment, commonly known as black lung disease.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 May 2025
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There is a mounting pile of respected research on plenty of ailments.—
Lindsey Bartlett,
Rolling Stone,
27 May 2025
Noun
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Wear masks: All of these respiratory illnesses can be spread through airborne viruses or bacteria particles.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
3 June 2025
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Absence of treatment is not absence of illness, of course, but given how much time Gauguin spent in hospitals, that such a familiar disease would have been missed seems unlikely.—
Susan Tallman,
The Atlantic,
30 May 2025
Noun
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But the strikes of 2023 that delayed releases slated for 2024 were never the only ills plaguing the entertainment sector.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
3 June 2025
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For his part, the Briton suggested winning in Monaco was not a cure to all ills.—
Dan Cancian,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Measles first infects the respiratory tract, then spreads throughout the body, causing a high fever, runny nose, cough, red, watery eyes and a rash.—
Devi Shastri,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Symptoms may include an itchy rash, fever, headache, joint pain, and pink eye.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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“Malady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malady. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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