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Malady

//ˈmæl.ə.di// noun

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Noun

1
Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
"As, to prevent our maladies unseen, / We sicken to shun sickness when we purge."
2
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism wordnet
3
A moral or mental defect or disorder.
"Love's a malady without a cure."
4
any unwholesome or desperate condition wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English maladie, from Old French maladie (“sickness, illness, disease”), from malade (“ill, sick”), from Latin male habitus (“ill-kept, not in good condition”), 1st century AD. See also malice and habit.

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