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malady |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Malady \Mal"a*dy\, n.; pl {Maladies}. [F. maladie, fr malade ill, sick, OF also malabde fr L. male habitus, i. e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See {Malice}, and {Habit}.] 1. 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. The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. --Buckminster. 2. A moral or mental defect or disorder. Love's a malady without a cure. --Dryden. Syn: Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; illness. See {Disease}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: malady n 1: any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?" 2: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism [syn: {illness}, {sickness}]
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