malady

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English maladie, from Old French maladie (“sickness, illness, disease”), from malade (“ill, sick”), from Latin male habitus (“ill-kept, not in good condition”), 1st century AD. See also malice and habit. === Pronunciation === enPR: măl'ə-dē, IPA(key): /ˈmæl.ə.di/ === Noun === malady (plural maladies) Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder. a. 1812, Joseph Stevens Buckminster, It is Good for Me, that I have been Afflicted (sermon) The maladies of the body may prove medicines of the mind. A moral or mental defect or disorder. ==== Synonyms ==== ailment, disease, disorder, distemper, illness, sickness ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “malady”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “malady”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. == Middle English == === Noun === malady alternative form of maladie