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maladies

NOUN

disease

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ache affliction ailment blight cancer disability disorder epidemic fever flu illness infection infirmity inflammation sickness syndrome virus

STRONG

affection attack bug complaint condition contagion debility distemper plague

WEAK

ill health

Antonyms

STRONGEST

comfort good health health relief strength

Example Sentences

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Many things happen, never for too long; all kinds of maladies, medications and melodramas are involved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

"They treat a whole host of maladies," said Thomas Patton, a professor at New York state's Union College who has studied Myanmar's mystics.

From Barron's • Dec. 21, 2025

Generally, it means excessive competition, but it has become a shorthand for a range of maladies, especially deflation and overcapacity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 19, 2025

The three Ratliff siblings have scattered to Los Angeles and New York, far from the tropical maladies of Thailand and the third season of “The White Lotus.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2025

If undetected, it can lie dormant in the human body for years before erupting in a positive fiesta of maladies.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson