plural maladies
1
: a disease or disorder of the animal body
told by his physicians that he had a fatal malady—
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: an unwholesome or disordered condition
poverty, homelessness, and other social maladies
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in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady
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Another facet is that spending does at times provide a sense of relief from stress, sadness, boredom, and other maladies.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The Texas Compassionate Use Act permits the sale of marijuana products to qualified consumers with maladies like MS and cancer.
—John Burnett, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
That kind of malady might require substantial time and attention to cure.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
There may be no malady more frightening than prion diseases.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 27 Dec. 2024
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Lance Eliot, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
The Texas Compassionate Use Act permits the sale of marijuana products to qualified consumers with maladies like MS and cancer.
—John Burnett, NPR, 13 Jan. 2025
That kind of malady might require substantial time and attention to cure.
—Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2025
There may be no malady more frightening than prion diseases.
—Christie Wilcox, science.org, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Malady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malady. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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