plural maladies
1
: a disease or disorder of the animal body
told by his physicians that he had a fatal malady—
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: an unwholesome or disordered condition
poverty, homelessness, and other social maladies
Examples of malady in a Sentence
in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady
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At least one birth scene is featured in each episode, plus a host of complications and maladies affecting the mothers who are just trying their best in the rapidly changing post-World War II society.
—Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Many Idahoans — including several of the state’s lawmakers, according to comments made on the House and Senate floors — have been clamoring to use the drug to treat a wide range of maladies, from cancer to the common cold, for which it is not approved by the FDA.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
Critics of seed oils have claimed that the ingredients are toxic to the human body, influencing a slew of maladies from heart disease to weight gain.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Only after Shoham's release in February did doctors diagnose him with a malady so common to sailors before the 18th century: advanced scurvy.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 10 May 2025
Many Idahoans — including several of the state’s lawmakers, according to comments made on the House and Senate floors — have been clamoring to use the drug to treat a wide range of maladies, from cancer to the common cold, for which it is not approved by the FDA.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 16 Apr. 2025
Critics of seed oils have claimed that the ingredients are toxic to the human body, influencing a slew of maladies from heart disease to weight gain.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 20 Mar. 2025
Only after Shoham's release in February did doctors diagnose him with a malady so common to sailors before the 18th century: advanced scurvy.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2025
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“Malady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malady. Accessed 19 May. 2025.
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