Malady

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  • noun. A disease, disorder, or ailment.
  • noun. An unwholesome condition.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A physical disorder or disease; sickness or distemper of any kind; especially, a chronic, deep-seated, or dangerous disease.
  • noun. Hence, moral or mental disorder; any disordered state or condition: as, social maladies.
  • noun. Synonyms Infirmity, Distemper, etc. (see disease); complaint, ailment.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
  • noun. A moral or mental defect or disorder.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. Any ailment or disease of the human body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
  • noun. A moral or mental defect or disorder.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. any unwholesome or desperate condition
  • noun. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  • Word Usage
    "And when her imagination became occasionally darkened by that gloom which she termed her malady, nothing could be more impressive than the tone of deep and touching piety which mingled with and elevated her melancholy into a cheerful solemnity of spirit, that swayed by its pensive dignity the habits and affections of her whole family."
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