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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

Example Sentences

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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

Research shows that such stress can cause an increase in physical, psychological and emotional illness, along with other maladies, up to and including death.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

His latter years were blighted by maladies, including heart problems, Parkinson’s disease, and memory and hearing loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 15, 2025

Some evil spell had settled on the community: mysterious maladies swept the flocks of chickens; the cattle and sheep sickened and died.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson