malady

/'mælədi/
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malady

A doctor examines a patient for a common malady.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A disease or disorder of the body or mind; an illness: A specific, often chronic or serious, condition that impairs normal functioning.
    • A fundamental problem or serious issue within a system or organization: An undesirable, deep-seated condition affecting a society, institution, or other complex entity.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Physical/Mental Illness):
    • The doctor diagnosed a rare malady.
    • He suffered from a mysterious malady for many years.
  • Noun (Systemic Problem):
    • Corruption is a chronic malady in their political system.
    • The report examines the social maladies of poverty and inequality.
Advanced Usage
  • "A malady of the spirit": Used to describe a profound state of melancholy, despair, or moral sickness.
    • The poem speaks of a malady of the spirit that no medicine can cure.
  • "To afflict with a malady": A formal construction describing the action of a disease or problem affecting someone or something.
    • The region was afflicted by a malady of drought and famine.
Variants and Related Words
  • Maladies (n): The plural form of malady.
    • The hospital specializes in treating chronic maladies.
  • Maladjusted (adj): Failing to cope with or adjust to the demands of a social environment. (Shares the root concept of faulty condition).
    • A maladjusted child may need special support.
Synonyms
  • Ailment: A minor illness or disorder.
  • Affliction: Something that causes pain or suffering, such as a disease.
  • Disorder: A disruption of normal physical or mental functions.
  • Ill: An informal term for unwell or sick.
Related Phrases
  • "To diagnose a malady": To identify the specific nature of an illness or problem.
    • It took specialists years to diagnose his malady.
  • "To remedy a malady": To provide a solution or cure for a disease or problem.
    • The new policy aims to remedy the economic malady.
Related Idioms
  • "The body politic's malady": A metaphor describing a serious problem affecting a nation or state.
    • The historian argued that civil war was the malady of the body politic.
malady

A doctor examines a patient for a common malady.

Noun
  1. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
  2. any unwholesome or desperate condition
    • what maladies afflict our nation?

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