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malady

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of malady

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

Synonyms of malady

affection, ail, ailment, bug, complaint, complication, condition, disease, disorder, distemper, distemperature, fever, ill, illness, infirmity, sickness, trouble

Words Related to malady

contagion, contagious disease

contagium, infection

attack, bout, fit, spell

debility, decrepitude, feebleness, frailness, lameness, sickliness, unhealthiness, unsoundness, unwellness, weakness

malaise, matter, pip

epidemic, pest, pestilence, plague

Near Antonyms of malady

fitness, healthiness, heartiness, robustness, soundness, wholeness, wholesomeness

Antonyms of malady

health, wellness

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