as in disease
an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning
in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady
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Recent Examples of malady
Critics of seed oils have claimed that the ingredients are toxic to the human body, influencing a slew of maladies from heart disease to weight gain.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Only after Shoham's release in February did doctors diagnose him with a malady so common to sailors before the 18th century: advanced scurvy.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Everyone has a genetic predisposition to develop certain diseases, and a variety of external agents, including stress, can cause maladies to appear that otherwise would not.
—David Segal, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Glasnow left his past two starts due to separate physical maladies.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Only after Shoham's release in February did doctors diagnose him with a malady so common to sailors before the 18th century: advanced scurvy.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
Everyone has a genetic predisposition to develop certain diseases, and a variety of external agents, including stress, can cause maladies to appear that otherwise would not.
—David Segal, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
Glasnow left his past two starts due to separate physical maladies.
—Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malady
Noun
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This field includes liquid biopsy, referring to techniques that process bodily fluids such as blood, urine, and saliva for different disease biomarkers.—
Cat Wang,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The Mayo Clinic says the disease is most often diagnosed when people are in their mid-60s.—
Christie D’Zurilla,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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The Incas had advanced calendars and ceramics as well, and perfected a type of neurosurgery, likely to treat skull wounds suffered in battle, among other ailments.—
Sam Kean,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2025
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The death was attributed to a liver ailment, which veterans said had nothing to do with Siwash’s fondness for beer.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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With this move, the FDA will limit the vaccine’s availability later this year to older adults and those who may be at risk of severe illness, Reuters reported.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Most people recover without treatment, however, in rare circumstances, infection can produce more severe illness and require hospitalization.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
22 May 2025
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The outset was more about identifying the mental health of the practitioner than identifying the ills in society ...—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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Carmichael is content to share his personal shame while exposing the social ills that have also tried to stop him from being his true self.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Now cats are being used as props for deforestation propaganda and next-gen glitch art morphs the world into a Fibonacci fever dream.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
21 May 2025
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Those could include high fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a facial or hairline rash that tends to appear within five days of infection.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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“Malady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malady. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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