different between failing vs malady

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?fe?.l??/
• Rhymes: -e?l??

Verb

failing

1. present participle of fail

Noun

failing (plural failings)

1. weakness; defect

   His worst failing is his temper.

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Preposition

failing

1. if the preferred or prior option is not possible

   A large proportion of the females employed in other firms are said to have signified their intention of going on strike, failing a settlement.

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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: m?l'?-d?, IPA^(key): /?mæl.?.di/

Noun

malady (plural maladies)

1. 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.

2. A moral or mental defect or disorder.

   • Love's a malady without a cure.

Synonyms

• ailment, disease, disorder, distemper, illness, sickness

Translations

References

• malady in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “malady”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Middle English

Noun

malady

1. Alternative form of maladie