maladies

Meanings

• noun

  A state of severe or continued ill health; a disease or illness.

  - "She was suffering from various maladies."
  - "The doctor diagnosed him with several maladies."

• noun

  Plural form of malady.

  - "The hospital was filled with maladies."
  - "The list of maladies included common colds and influenza."

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Synonyms

ailment , disease , disorder , distemper , illness , sickness

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with maladies
valleys , alleys , belles , cellies , pallies

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Variants

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maladies , malady

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Etymology

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From Middle English malade, maladeie, from Old French maladie 'disease, illness', from mal 'bad' + adie 'condition'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'maladies' is derived from the French word 'maladie', meaning 'disease' or 'illness'.

2. Maladies can refer to a wide range of conditions, from common colds and flu to chronic diseases like cancer and diabetes.

3. In the medical field, maladies are often categorized based on their symptoms, causes, or the body systems they affect.

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Related Concepts

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1. Disease: A condition of the living organism or human body that impairs or interferes with normal functioning.

2. Illness: A state of being sick, typically one with a specific and usually contagious disease, or a particular ailment.

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Culture

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Maladies have been a significant theme in literature and art, often portraying the suffering and hardships associated with illness. In music, maladies can refer to a sad or melancholic mood.

How to Memorize "maladies"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a person in a hospital bed, surrounded by medical equipment, suffering from various illnesses or diseases.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'maladies' with the image of a doctor's waiting room or a hospital ward.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a sentence: 'Many Ailments Leading Dreadful Illnesses Yield Sorrow'

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