malady
noun/ˈmælədi/
/ˈmælədi/
(plural maladies)
- (formal) a serious problem synonym ill
- Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society.
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- (old use) an illnessTopics Health problemsc2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French maladie, from malade ‘sick’, based on Latin male ‘ill’ + habitus ‘having (as a condition)’.
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