maladies

NOUN

disease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ache affliction ailment blight cancer disability disorder epidemic fever flu illness infection infirmity inflammation sickness syndrome virus

STRONG

affection attack bug complaint condition contagion debility distemper plague

WEAK

ill health

Antonyms

STRONGEST

comfort good health health relief strength

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maladies

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

One condition alone can be difficult to address, but intertwined maladies further complicate matters.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Many things happen, never for too long; all kinds of maladies, medications and melodramas are involved.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 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

For one thing, I listened to her impressive list of maladies, something the general had long turned a deaf ear to.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini