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diseases

NOUN

ailment, affliction

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bug cancer 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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In the future, this research may also help scientists better understand developmental disorders and certain genetic diseases.

From Science Daily • Jun. 4, 2026

It’s part of an ambitious effort to curb the diseases the insects spread.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2026

The Swedish firm has other BrainTransporter partnerships with Bristol Myers Squibb and Novartis to target Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Kimmel described liver diseases as an accelerated form of the type of aging that affects everyone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026

The boys and girls also had to prove that they were healthy and had no hereditary diseases.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti