malady

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By treating actual adults—the chat participants weren’t teenagers—with kid gloves, they contribute to the cultural malady of infantilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

O’Sullivan, who quickly ruled out epilepsy, came to suspect the young woman was actually suffering from another common malady: overdiagnosis.

From Salon • May 13, 2025

The new study builds upon his lab's discovery and validation of free-water imaging as a reliable, noninvasive biomarker for another neurodegenerative malady, Parkinson's disease.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

What can I do to cure her malady?

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein