malady

When Alma is summoned to a doctor’s office to learn about Elisabet’s malady, the space—like Elisabet’s room itself—is characterless and denuded of nearly all décor.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The malady of wantonness and the disease of “more” are not exclusive to American shores.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026

Some believed that the latest epidemic was of a "mystical malady", a common belief in some remote areas of the DRC.

From Barron's ● May 24, 2026

While Mimi seemed unaffected by her malady, Khorram’s voice was tinged with exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2025

Only later did I realize that the true cause of this malady was hard, merciless shivering, my muscles contracting as mechanically as if by electric impulse, all night long, every night.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt

The odds of these maladies rise dramatically in your 80s, but serious health challenges are not uncommon in your 70s, as I sadly saw with my late sister earlier this year.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 23, 2026

Most of Aviv’s characters wander through life uneasily, plagued by misdiagnosed, undiagnosable or undertreated maladies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

As Valentin pledges more of himself to his party, he is plagued by nightmares and eerie maladies.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026

"They treat a whole host of maladies," said Thomas Patton, a professor at New York state's Union College who has studied Myanmar's mystics.

From Barron's ● Dec. 21, 2025

Once my modifications are complete, the Whisperer will become a wondrous healing device, boys—a device capable of curing maladies of the mind.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart