Definitions for: Malady


[n] impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
[n] any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?"



Webster (1913) Definition: Mal"a*dy, n.; pl. Maladies. [F. maladie, fr. malade
ill, sick, OF. also, malabde, fr. L. male habitus, i. e.,
ill-kept, not in good condition. See Malice, and Habit.]
1. Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or
indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or
morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or
deep-seated disorder.

The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the
mind. --Buckminster.

2. A moral or mental defect or disorder.

Love's a malady without a cure. --Dryden.

Syn: Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease;
illness. See Disease.

Synonyms: illness, sickness, unwellness

Antonyms: health, wellness

See Also: aeroembolism, ague, air embolism, amyloidosis, anuresis, anuria, bends, caisson disease, catastrophic illness, collapse, condition, decompression sickness, disease, food poisoning, gas embolism, gastrointestinal disorder, growth, health problem, hypermotility, ill health, indisposition, lead poisoning, ozone sickness, plumbism, saturnism, status, toxaemia, toxaemia of pregnancy, toxemia, toxemia of pregnancy, unhealthiness

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