malady
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malady
- /ˈmæl.ə.di/
Where it comes from
From Middle English maladie, from Old French maladie (“sickness, illness, disease”), from malade (“ill, sick”), from Latin male habitus (“ill-kept, not in good condition”), 1st century AD. See also malice and habit.
noun maladies
- Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder. As, to prevent our maladies unseen, / We sicken to shun sickness when we purge.
- A moral or mental defect or disorder. Love's a malady without a cure.
Similar: ailment, disease, disorder, distemper, illness, sickness
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Talk about this word "malady." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malady. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. malady. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malady "malady." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malady.Cite this
@misc{malady_2026,
title = {malady},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malady},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
