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
None of those potential changes will matter if the malady the Leafs feel is real.
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Debate about the author’s puzzling malady continues among Austen scholars, with some leaning toward lymphoma and others supporting the more recent lupus hypothesis.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Previously, skeptics have argued that China’s regime would be toppled, or its economic growth torpedoed, by a variety of maladies—public backlash in response to repressive COVID-19 policies, for example, or the costs of mitigating environmental devastation.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
This disease is a deadly neurological malady that can spread among deer, elk, and moose populations though contact with saliva, blood, urine, or feces.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
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Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025
Debate about the author’s puzzling malady continues among Austen scholars, with some leaning toward lymphoma and others supporting the more recent lupus hypothesis.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025
Previously, skeptics have argued that China’s regime would be toppled, or its economic growth torpedoed, by a variety of maladies—public backlash in response to repressive COVID-19 policies, for example, or the costs of mitigating environmental devastation.
—Jennifer Lind, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2025
This disease is a deadly neurological malady that can spread among deer, elk, and moose populations though contact with saliva, blood, urine, or feces.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malady
Noun
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The path to health involves aggressive treatment that eradicates the disease.—
Pedro A. Rojas Arroyo,
Boston Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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These issues include high blood pressure, heart disease, stroke, liver disease, and multiple types of cancer, including breast, liver, colorectal, esophageal, and head and neck cancers.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
21 Jan. 2026
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To Camarda, the heat shield problem is one symptom of a widespread ailment plaguing NASA that took root in the shuttle era.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
23 Jan. 2026
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Not all ailments are alike, naturally.—
Jamie Holmes,
Twin Cities,
22 Jan. 2026
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The Pats also added center Garrett Bradbury (illness) to their injury report.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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Zion Williamson, who started after being listed as questionable with an illness, went to the locker room early in the third quarter and didn't return.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Winning tends to cure a lot of ills, and the Hornets hit the road this week with two recent home victories to their credit.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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As a result of her work with AMRs, Wise avoids framing humanoids as some sort of industrial panacea for every economic ill, from labor shortages to manufacturing bottlenecks.—
James Vincent,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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Meanwhile, Olympic fever is rising in Italy.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Measles symptoms include rash, fever, fatigue.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Malady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malady. Accessed 28 Jan. 2026.
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