malady

malady
malady mal"a*dy (m[a^]l"[.a]*d[y^]), n.; pl. {Maladies} (m[a^]l"[.a]*d[i^]z). [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. [1913 Webster]

The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. --Buckminster. [1913 Webster]

2. A moral or mental defect or disorder. [1913 Webster]

Love's a malady without a cure. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; illness. See {Disease}. [1913 Webster]


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  • malady — ailment, disorder, condition, affection, *disease, complaint, distemper, syndrome …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • malady — [n] disease ache, affection, affliction, ailment, attack, blight, bug*, cancer, complaint, condition, contagion, debility, disability, disorder, distemper, epidemic, fever, flu, ill health, illness, infection, infirmity, inflammation, plague,… …   New thesaurus

  • malady — ► NOUN (pl. maladies) ▪ a disease or ailment. ORIGIN from Old French malade ill …   English terms dictionary

  • malady — [mal′ə dē] n. pl. maladies [ME maladie < OFr < malade, sick < VL male habitus, badly kept, out of condition: see MAL & HABIT] a disease; illness; sickness: often used figuratively SYN. DISEASE …   English World dictionary

  • malady — n. (lit.) a fatal; serious; strange malady * * * [ mælədɪ] serious strange malady (lit.) a fatal …   Combinatory dictionary

  • malady — [[t]mæ̱lədi[/t]] maladies 1) N COUNT A malady is an illness or disease. [OLD FASHIONED] He was stricken at twenty one with a crippling malady. Syn: illness 2) N COUNT In written English, people sometimes use maladies to refer to serious problems… …   English dictionary

  • malady — UK [ˈmælədɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms malady : singular malady plural maladies 1) old fashioned an illness 2) formal a serious problem within a society or organization …   English dictionary

  • malady — /mal euh dee/, n., pl. maladies. 1. any disorder or disease of the body, esp. one that is chronic or deepseated. 2. any undesirable or disordered condition: social maladies; a malady of the spirit. [1200 50; ME maladie < OF, equiv. to malade sick …   Universalium

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