disease

[dih-zeez] / dɪˈziz /

NOUN

ailment, affliction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

Cancer bug 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

Example Sentences

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The results indicate that the organ remains important throughout adulthood and could eventually help guide disease prevention strategies and cancer treatment decisions.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Streeting also said he would look into lack of specific funding for endometriosis research - after I raised the examples of Australia and France having created national action plans for the disease.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

"Improving our understanding and monitoring of thymic health could eventually help physicians better assess disease risk and guide treatment decisions," said Aerts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026

Dame Hilary Mantel wrote of her experiences of trying to live with endometriosis: "Anything I have achieved has been in the teeth of the disease."

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Only one carrier of the disease could claim, plausibly, to have infected him.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis

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