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Definition of Malady
1. Noun. Any unwholesome or desperate condition. "What maladies afflict our nation?"
2. Noun. Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism.
Specialized synonyms: Condition, Ague, Amyloidosis, Anuresis, Anuria, Catastrophic Illness, Collapse, Prostration, Aeroembolism, Air Embolism, Bends, Caisson Disease, Decompression Sickness, Gas Embolism, Food Poisoning, Gastrointestinal Disorder, Lead Poisoning, Plumbism, Saturnism, Disease, Hypermotility, Indisposition, Ozone Sickness, Toxaemia, Toxaemia Of Pregnancy, Toxemia, Toxemia Of Pregnancy, Growth
Generic synonyms: Health Problem, Ill Health, Unhealthiness
Derivative terms: Ill, Sick, Unwell
Antonyms: Wellness, Wellness
Definition of Malady
1. n. 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.
Definition of Malady
1. Noun. Any ailment or disease of the human body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder. ¹
2. Noun. A moral or mental defect or disorder. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Malady
1. an illness [n -DIES] - See also: illness
Medical Definition of Malady
1. Origin: 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) Synonym: Disorder, distemper, sickness, ailment, disease, illness. See Disease. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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Literary usage of Malady
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1831)
"The modern habits of our people are also, as compared with those of the inhabitants
of the countries to which the malady has reached, cleanly and healthy. ..."
2. The Nineteenth Century (1889)
"M. de Pourceaugnac'j malady, the doctors say, is their property; ... They are
indeed her principal malady. She needs to be cured of them. ..."
3. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"... unwell with an internal malady that occasionally at long malady, ' intervals
troubles me a little, and it was attended with *' " ' the sudden loss of so ..."
4. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1879)
"Special malady of the Osseous System developed during Intra-uterine Life, ...
While in the malady developed during fœtal life everything is explained by the ..."
5. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern by Charles Dudley Warner, Hamilton Wright Mabie, Lucia Isabella Gilbert Runkle, George H Warner (1902)
"Yes, the inquietude of the heart which doubt has robbed of its faith in God is
an evidence that skepticism is a malady, not a normal state. ..."
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