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

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Doctors have long measured cholesterol levels to assess the risk of heart disease.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Researchers noted that these changes were likely due to natural fluctuations in the disease and ongoing standard treatments, such as medications.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Often, people are exposed to the disease when infected fleas are carried indoors on pets or other animals.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Excessive rainfall creating disease issues for beans limited the amount of cocoa coming out of West African ports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Or would it be the belief that every life was sacred, and that MDR potentially threatened more lives than any other infectious disease?

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French

disease

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