Maladies

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  malady \mal"a*dy\ (m[a^]l"[.a]*d[y^]), n.; pl. {Maladies}
     (m[a^]l"[.a]*d[i^]z). [F. maladie, fr. malade ill, sick, OF.
     also, malabde, fr. L. male habitus, i. e., ill-kept, not in
     good condition. See {Malice}, and {Habit}.]
     1. Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or
        indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or


        morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or
        deep-seated disorder.
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              The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the
              mind.                                 --Buckminster.
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     2. A moral or mental defect or disorder.
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              Love's a malady without a cure.       --Dryden.
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     Syn: Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease;
          illness. See {Disease}.
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