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
As this news organization reported at the time, the book was intended to shine a light for those who are battling addiction and other maladies.
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Service members receiving care for such conditions occupied more hospital beds in 2023 than those being treated for any other malady, accounting for some 55% of these stays.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
On a practical level, the cases generally start off as perfunctory and repetitive — some drug overdoses, some maladies impacting the unhoused community and lots of workplace injuries.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Another facet is that spending does at times provide a sense of relief from stress, sadness, boredom, and other maladies.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2025
Service members receiving care for such conditions occupied more hospital beds in 2023 than those being treated for any other malady, accounting for some 55% of these stays.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Jan. 2025
On a practical level, the cases generally start off as perfunctory and repetitive — some drug overdoses, some maladies impacting the unhoused community and lots of workplace injuries.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
Another facet is that spending does at times provide a sense of relief from stress, sadness, boredom, and other maladies.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malady
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Celiac disease is an autoimmune disease that affects 1% of the population.1 People with celiac used to die from their condition before the gluten-free diet diet was discovered.2 Gluten intolerance is more common, affecting up to 13% of the population.—
Sarah Bence,
Health,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fruits, vegetables, flowers, etc., can carry bugs or disease that can impact our agriculture.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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When these germs escape the farm and infect humans, antibiotics are ineffective at treating them, which can make common ailments difficult or even impossible to heal.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
1 Mar. 2025
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Musculoskeletal injuries are perhaps the most common ailment experienced by hockey players.—
Lipi Roy, MD,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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The answer is critical, especially amid winter respiratory illness season, as the flu, COVID-19 and common colds circulate.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA TODAY,
27 Feb. 2025
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The San Francisco Chronicle reported last year that Riley was still faking illnesses even while in prison, with records indicating she was taken to the emergency room 24 times in the first 18 months of her sentence.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
26 Feb. 2025
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During the Cold War, population control came to be seen as a kind of master key—a panacea for social and political ills.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The agency has the subject of fierce controversy and a target of the Trump administration’s accusations of government ills.—
Patrik Jonsson,
The Christian Science Monitor,
11 Feb. 2025
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Severe headaches that set on suddenly, fever, and mobility problems are signs to seek immediate care.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
24 Feb. 2025
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In addition to cankers and fevers, patients may get swollen lymph nodes.—
Matt Fuchs,
TIME,
26 Feb. 2025
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“Malady.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malady. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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