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To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
Amos Bronson Alcott

Meaning of "malady" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MALADY

From Old French, from Vulgar Latin male habitus (unattested) in poor condition, from Latin male badly + habitus, from habēre to have.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MALADY

malady  [ˈmælədɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MALADY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Malady is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MALADY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Disease

A disease is a particular abnormal, pathological condition that affects part or all of an organism. It is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by factors originally from an external source, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases. In humans, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories. Diseases usually affect people not only physically, but also emotionally, as contracting and living with many diseases can alter one's perspective on life, and one's personality. Death due to disease is called death by natural causes.

Definition of malady in the English dictionary

The definition of malady in the dictionary is any disease or illness. Other definition of malady is any unhealthy, morbid, or desperate condition.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MALADY


beardie
ˈbɪədɪ
countermelody
ˈkaʊntəˌmelədɪ
custody
ˈkʌstədɪ
jeopardy
ˈdʒɛpədɪ
Lollardy
ˈlɒlədɪ
Lombardy
ˈlɒmbədɪ
Mahanadi
məˈhɑːnədɪ
melody
ˈmɛlədɪ
Monteverdi
ˌmɒntɪˈvɛədɪ
nobody
ˈnəʊbədɪ
parody
ˈpærədɪ
Picardy
ˈpɪkədɪ
rhapsody
ˈræpsədɪ
Saturday
ˈsætədɪ
somebody
ˈsʌmbədɪ
threnody
ˈθrɛnədɪ
touladi
ˈtuːlədɪ
tuladi
ˈtuːlədɪ
Verdi
ˈvɛədɪ
yesterday
ˈjɛstədɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MALADY

maladaptation
maladapted
maladaptive
maladaptively
maladdress
maladies
maladjusted
maladjustive
maladjustment
maladminister
maladministration
maladministrator
maladroit
maladroitly
maladroitness
Malagasies
Malagasy
Malagasy Republic
malaguetta
malaise

WORDS THAT END LIKE MALADY

bag lady
bearded lady
cleaning lady
dinner lady
first lady
glady
lady
landlady
leading lady
milady
my lady
naked lady
old lady
painted lady
pink lady
saleslady
shopping bag lady
tea lady
white lady
young lady

Synonyms and antonyms of malady in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MALADY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «malady» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of malady

Translation of «malady» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MALADY

Find out the translation of malady to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of malady from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «malady» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弊病
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

enfermedad
570 millions of speakers

English

malady
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रोग
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الداء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

болезнь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

doença
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রোগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

maladie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Malady
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Krankheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

病気
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

질병
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Malady
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự đau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

illet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

malattia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dolegliwość
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хвороба
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maladie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ασθένεια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kwaal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sjukdom
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sykdom
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of malady

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MALADY»

The term «malady» is regularly used and occupies the 64.617 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MALADY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about malady

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5 QUOTES WITH «MALADY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word malady.
1
Amos Bronson Alcott
To be ignorant of one's ignorance is the malady of the ignorant.
2
John Dryden
But love's a malady without a cure.
3
John Fletcher
I find the medicine worse than the malady.
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Octavian Paler
The post-totalitarian malady has taken its most acute form in Romania. And it has taken place for very specific reasons. The repression here has been more cruel, more brutal, than in other states caught in the inferno of a 'socialist paradise.'
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Shimon Peres
The Middle East is ailing. The malady stems from pervasive violence, shortages of food, water and educational opportunities, discrimination against women and - the most virulent cause of all - the absence of freedom.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MALADY»

Discover the use of malady in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to malady and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Secret Malady: Venereal Disease in Eighteenth-century ...
Initially regarded as the subject for jokes and boasts of Restoration promiscuity, its prevalence as the century wore on forced people to take it seriously. Linda Merians offers a detailed study of the disease.
Linda Evi Merians, 1996
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Montano's Malady
The narrator of Montano's Malady is a writer who is so obsessed with literature that he finds it impossible to distinguish between real life and fictional reality.
Enrique Vila-Matas, 2007
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Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Malady Or Myth?
Building on this analysis, Brewin provides valuable information on who will be vulnerable to traumatic stress, how to tell whether someone is likely to be suffering from PTSD, why some interventions work and others are ineffective and what ...
Chris R. Brewin, 2007
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Malady: 25 Year Study of Spirituality and Overcoming the ...
Everyone wants a life that ends in happily ever after--one with a prince or princess who comes in at just the right moment to rescue us and ultimately make us whole.
Lauren Lamarche, 2012
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My Strange and Terrible Malady
"Ronita Baker is not happy. How can she be happy when she has just been diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome--some boy's ailment that she's never heard [of] any girl ever having?"--P. [4] of cover.
Catherine Bristow, 2008
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Allergy: The History of a Modern Malady
Allergy truly is a modern malady.
Mark Jackson, 2007
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Misogyny: The Male Malady
Misogyny, David D. Gilmore suggests, is best described as a male malady, as it has always been a characteristic shared by human societies throughout the world.
David D. Gilmore, 2011
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Malady of Emotions
For some this is a proof that Austyne Thomas has a heart afterall, for othersthis is affirmation to the overtly sensitivity ofhis character. But quite frankly, this book isanything you say it is....as long as the copy isyours truly.
Austynethomas, 2012
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George Cheyne: The English Malady (1733) (Psychology Revivals)
Cheyne, English Malady, Dedication. Cheyne, English Malady, p. 5. Cheyne was worried that his book might be called a 'Quack's Bill' because it contained so many cases. See Advertisement to section III (p. 259). J. O. Lyons, The Invention of ...
Roy Porter, 2013
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Gout: The Patrician Malady
This book investigates the history of gout and through it offers a perspective on medical and social history, sex, prejudice and class and explains why gout was gender specific.
Roy Porter, G. S. Rousseau, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MALADY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term malady is used in the context of the following news items.
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How to Get Rid of Sun Burns, Dry Summer Skin, and More | W …
“Used by chic French women for decades, Biafine is the ultimate for healing sunburns, cracked heels, and any other gross summer skin malady ... «W Magazine, Jul 15»
2
Gay rights drive may be just the ticket for Democrats, Dillon says …
Every off-year election, when President Barack Obama is not on the ballot, this malady infects the entire Democratic Party. Young people who ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
3
Reports: Qualcomm preparing substantial layoffs, may consider split
While The Information makes reference only to one main cause for the financial plight, it is likely there is a second – albeit related – malady at ... «Android Authority, Jul 15»
4
Citrus Department Director Doug Ackerman Resigns After Arrest …
"PTSD" refers to "post-traumatic stress disorder," an emotional malady commonly experienced by military people after returning from combat. «The Ledger, Jul 15»
5
Williams: Richmond jail deaths require answers - Richmond Times …
What happened last week could simply be bad luck, or evidence of a malady that wasn't cured by a new building. If the inmates died for lack of ... «Richmond Times-Dispatch, Jul 15»
6
Netherlands product loving every minute of pro career
With enough fortitude and advances in medicine with regards to his particular malady, though, Post, now 21, finds himself as a starting catcher ... «Helena Independent Record, Jul 15»
7
Alzheimer's study
They report great satisfaction and a sense of purpose at helping do something about their malady over the long-term, even if they themselves ... «Crookston Daily Times, Jul 15»
8
NCRB Numbers Show Educated Elite Too Are Prone to Suicides …
“Lopsided development of personality due to the type of education provided should be blamed for the malady of suicides,” he said. The number ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Ashville News - Circleville Herald: Community
Prayers for those with various tummy ailments; those newly diagnosed with cancer or some other dreadful malady. Family and friends helped ... «Circleville Herald, Jul 15»
10
Survey says patients think highly of medical marijuana - Boston …
Findings show that 74 percent of respondents said medical marijuana was the best treatment for their malady. Approximately 20 percent were ... «Boston Business Journal, Jul 15»

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