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malady - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'malady' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Malady [ n.]
- Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
- A moral or mental defect or disorder.

Meaning of 'malady' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . malady [ n]
Meaning (1):
- any unwholesome or desperate condition
Example in sentence:
  • what maladies afflict our nation?