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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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The film may not propose a solution to any of our maladies, but it’s a bitterly convincing diagnosis.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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

When Colleen Henderson’s three-year-old daughter complained of pain while using the bathroom, doctors brushed it off as a urinary tract infection or constipation, common maladies in the potty-training years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2025

Once my modifications are complete, the Whisperer will become a wondrous healing device, boys—a device capable of curing maladies of the mind.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart