Definitions

disease

[dih-zeez] / dɪˈziz /

NOUN

ailment, affliction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

Cancer bug 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 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that as many as 450,000 Americans have alpha-gal syndrome.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Alan Greenspan, former Federal Reserve chairman, dies at age 100 due to complications from Parkinson’s Disease.

From Barron's • Jun. 22, 2026

He also disagreed that the majority of patients were children, as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had detailed in a report published last year.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

A towering figure in American finance who influenced a generation of central bankers worldwide, Greenspan died Monday from complications of Parkinson’s Disease, according to his wife, Andrea Mitchell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 22, 2026

Times Square had been barricaded off and converted into a temporary CDC—Centers for Disease Control—compound, complete with portable labs.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

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