diseases

NOUN

ailment, affliction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bug cancer condition contamination defect disorder epidemic fever flu illness infection inflammation malady plague sickness stroke syndrome virus

STRONG

ache affection attack blight breakdown canker collapse complaint contagion convulsions debility decrepitude distemper endemic feebleness fit hemorrhage indisposition infirmity misery seizure spell temperature unhealthiness unsoundness upset visitation

WEAK

ill health pathosis sickliness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advantage good health health

STRONG

ability blessing boon happiness soundness strength

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diseases

It feels like vector-borne diseases are popping up everywhere these days.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026

The findings, published in The American Journal of Human Genetics, provide further evidence that diseases can develop and appear differently in males and females.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 20, 2026

The settlement allows a return for further damages should any of those in the claim go on to develop asbestos-related diseases.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

It is used to treat adults with severe and rare autoimmune diseases which cause inflammation of the blood vessels.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

The assignments, quite honestly, made me feel guilty for growing up in a time with a life-changing advancement, sort of like how we have medicine to cure common diseases that killed others in the past.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera