malady

Example Sentences

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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

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

But the malady afflicting much of the Dodgers lineup seems to have infected the third baseman with a particularly virulent strain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2025

"It's part of my make-up and I would have had the same malady had I been a taxi driver."

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2024

Yes, Lore, my main affliction now is simply a malady of eagerness.

From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys