malady
nounA disease, disorder, or ailment.
nounAn unwholesome condition.
nounA physical disorder or disease; sickness or distemper of any kind; especially, a chronic, deep-seated, or dangerous disease.
nounHence, moral or mental disorder; any disordered state or condition: as, social maladies.
nounSynonyms Infirmity, Distemper, etc. (see
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.
nounA moral or mental defect or disorder.
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any unwholesome or desperate condition