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noun
- 1. a disease or ailment: literary "an incurable malady"
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The meaning of MALADY is a disease or disorder of the animal body. How to use malady in a sentence.
a disease, or a problem in the way something works: She’s suffering from a variety of maladies, including dizziness, weakness, and headaches. (Definition of malady from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated. Synonyms: indisposition, ailment, complaint, affliction, sickness, illness. any undesirable or disordered condition: social maladies; a malady of the spirit. malady.
A malady is an illness, like a malady that keeps you home, sick in bed for days, or something that causes you to have trouble or to suffer, like jet lag — a malady that affects travelers.
malady noun [C] (PROBLEM) a problem within a system or organization: Apathy is one of the maladies of modern society. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Difficult things and people. a (heavy) cross to bear idiom. albatross. ball and chain. bane.
A malady is an illness or disease. [old-fashioned] He was stricken at twenty-one with a crippling malady. Synonyms: disease, complaint, illness, disorder More Synonyms of malady. 2.countable noun. In written English, people sometimes use maladies to refer to serious problems in a society or situation.
1. (Pathology) any disease or illness. 2. any unhealthy, morbid, or desperate condition: a malady of the spirit. [C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin male habitus (unattested) in poor condition, from Latin male badly + habitus, from habēre to have]
Definition of malady noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
'Malady' is used to describe a physical or mental disorder, ailment, or illness that affects the health or well-being of an individual. The term embodies the concept of suffering and affliction, emphasizing the negative impact that diseases or health conditions can have on a person's life.
Synonyms for MALADY: disease, ailment, illness, ill, fever, disorder, condition, sickness; Antonyms of MALADY: health, wellness, fitness, soundness, wholeness, robustness, wholesomeness, shape.
