Malady Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

malady

/ˈmælədi/

noun

plural

maladies

malady

/ˈmælədi/

noun

plural

maladies

Britannica Dictionary definition of MALADY

[count]

formal

:

a disease or illness

• The patient was suffering from a mysterious malady [=_ailment_] that the doctors were unable to identify.

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— often used figuratively

• unemployment and other social maladies

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