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单词 malady
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malady

[ mal-uh-dee ]
/ ˈmæl ə di /
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noun, plural mal·a·dies.

any disorder or disease of the body, especially one that is chronic or deepseated.
any undesirable or disordered condition: social maladies; a malady of the spirit.

Origin of malady

1200–50; Middle English maladie<Old French, equivalent to malade sick (<Late Latin male habitus literally, ill-conditioned; see mal-, habit1) + -ie-y3

SYNONYMS FOR malady

1 illness, sickness, affliction, complaint, ailment, indisposition.
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WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH malady

malady , melody

Words nearby malady

maladjusted, maladjustment, maladminister, maladministration, maladroit, malady, mala fide, mala fides, Malaga, Malagasy, Malagasy Republic
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British Dictionary definitions for malady

malady
/ (ˈmælədɪ) /

noun plural -dies

any disease or illness
any unhealthy, morbid, or desperate conditiona malady of the spirit

Word Origin for malady

C13: from Old French, from Vulgar Latin male habitus (unattested) in poor condition, from Latin male badly + habitus, from habēre to have
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for malady

malady
[ mălə-dē ]

n.

A disease, disorder, or ailment.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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