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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In 2022, a series of maladies (groin, Covid, blurred vision, and a wrist) limited him to 98 games.
—Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Cabrera has been on the injured list 14 times in four-plus seasons, but his latest malady (right posterior elbow discomfort) probably won’t force him to miss a start, manager Clayton McCullough suggested before the All Star break.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Mays is a cancer survivor with a full package of maladies, including diabetes, a faltering heart and failing kidneys.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
In Sweden, since the early 2000s, a strange malady has arisen among large numbers of refugee children whose families have received a negative decision from the Migration Board.
—Laurie Sheck
july 2, Literary Hub, 2 July 2025
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Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
Cabrera has been on the injured list 14 times in four-plus seasons, but his latest malady (right posterior elbow discomfort) probably won’t force him to miss a start, manager Clayton McCullough suggested before the All Star break.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2025
Mays is a cancer survivor with a full package of maladies, including diabetes, a faltering heart and failing kidneys.
—Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2025
In Sweden, since the early 2000s, a strange malady has arisen among large numbers of refugee children whose families have received a negative decision from the Migration Board.
—Laurie Sheck
july 2, Literary Hub, 2 July 2025
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“Malady.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malady. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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