MALADY


Meaning of MALADY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mælədi ]

( maladies)

1.

A malady is an illness or disease. ( OLD-FASHIONED )

He was stricken at twenty-one with a crippling malady.

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2.

In written English, people sometimes use maladies to refer to serious problems in a society or situation.

When apartheid is over the maladies will linger on.

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