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

Such research could eventually improve scientific understanding of hallucinations associated with neurological diseases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026

As AI has the potential to cure diseases, it also causes rifts in pretty much every creative industry, including literature.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026

Medical experts I spoke with this week explained that MS can be difficult to identify because there is no one blood test to diagnose it, and it shares symptoms with other diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026

The couple created the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, a philanthropic organization whose efforts include curing, managing and preventing all diseases.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Not just the risks of dematerialization and rematerialization, but the risks of contracting and transmitting infectious diseases from one timeprint to another.

From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly

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