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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Officials are investigating a potential case of hantavirus, a rare but deadly disease that attacks the lungs, in an inmate at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in Marin County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The deepest mystery of the plague is why this bacterium—in normal times a pathogen of wild rodents—erupted to cause some of the most world-altering disease outbreaks on record.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

"We find that to some extent, Alzheimer's disease is a little like cancer -- driven by the same mutations that drive blood cancers like lymphoma and leukemia," said Walsh.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

Last year, researchers at King's found that following the mediterranean diet can reduce gum disease and that successful dental treatment can lower the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

From Science Daily • Jun. 12, 2026

These microscopic animals might be marvels of nature, but no doctor suspects that they have anything to do with disease, let alone infections.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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