Definitions

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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But these standard scans do not always pick up on the disease and mainly detect changes that often appear with more advanced diseases, says Dr Tatjana Gibbons, lead researcher on the study.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

AbbVie’s immunology portfolio was led by arthritis and Crohn’s disease drugs Skyrizi and Rinvoq , for which revenue rose 31% and 23% respectively.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Draper denied all wrongdoing in an interview with The Times, and said that although he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, he remains fit for the bench.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

Their livers also did not develop severe disease or tumors, despite having similar levels of initial DNA damage.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

Her mom from a disease called ovarian cancer, when Mom was sixteen, and her dad in a car accident two years later.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy

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