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

"Our research found men are more susceptible to being affected by loneliness. We also know that women tend to live longer than men. There are gender advantages with certain diseases."

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

This week, analysts will look to see if TRex, which develops treatments for autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and Retension, whose drug candidate could treat uncontrolled hypertension and resistant hypertension, can continue the momentum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

There are so many scary diseases out there that I had to wonder: Is there something about plague that is particularly unsettling?

From Slate ● Oct. 8, 2026

Obesity increases the risk of many different diseases, including type 2 diabetes.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The 1880s saw two scientists, France’s Louis Pasteur and Germany’s Robert Koch, isolate various bacteria—extremely small one-celled creatures—living in animals and humans and link them to specific diseases.

From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy