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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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“Not only do they maintain a higher level of exercise capacity, but the risk of many chronic diseases is also reduced.”

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

Early symptoms resemble those of other, more common diseases: fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headache and sore throat.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Inherited genetic mutations may also stay silent for decades before increasing the risk of diseases such as cancer or fibrosis later in life.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

The consortium said the offer is aimed at delisting Recordati from Euronext Milan and supporting the drugmaker’s expansion in rare diseases.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

At first we reckoned they tried out different diseases and medicines, but there’d be no reason to start that all of a sudden two or three years back.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman