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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

Example Sentences

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The results suggest that the gut environment itself may play an important role in the development of diseases associated with aging.

From Science Daily • May 16, 2026

But it stressed that people should not approach the whale because it might carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans.

From BBC • May 16, 2026

We know that diseases can and do spread easily between people on cruises, but how much worse they are than in general life is hard to evaluate for sure.

From Slate • May 16, 2026

"This is because the whale may carry diseases that can also be transmitted to humans, and there may also be a risk of explosion," as decomposition creates large volumes of gases, it said.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Another is that the Indigenous populations were decimated by diseases brought by the Europeans such as smallpox and diphtheria.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz