Defenition of the word malady
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Defenition of the word malady
- A definite pathological process having a characteristic set of signs and symptoms which are detrimental to the well-being of the individual.
- An injury, disorder or disease that causes physical or mental suffering to the affected person or animal.
- impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
- any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?"
- any unwholesome or desperate condition
Synonyms for the word malady
Hyponyms for the word malady
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- aeroembolism
- ague
- air embolism
- amyloidosis
- anuresis
- anuria
- bends
- caisson disease
- catastrophic illness
- collapse
- condition
- decompression sickness
- disease
- food poisoning
- gas embolism
- gastrointestinal disorder
- growth
- hypermotility
- indisposition
- lead poisoning
- ozone sickness
- plumbism
- prostration
- saturnism
- toxaemia
- toxaemia of pregnancy
- toxemia
- toxemia of pregnancy
Hypernyms for the word malady
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- condition
- health problem
- ill health
- status
- unhealthiness
Antonyms for the word malady
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