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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: m?l'?-d?, IPA(key): /?mæl.?.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. 1812, Joseph Stevens Buckminster, It is Good for Me, that I have been Afflicted (sermon)
- 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
- Alternative form of maladie
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impairment
English
Alternative forms
- empairment (rare)
Etymology
impair +? -ment
Noun
impairment (countable and uncountable, plural impairments)
- The result of being impaired
- A deterioration or weakening
- A disability or handicap
- an inefficient part or factor.
- (accounting) A downward revaluation, a write-down.
Translations
impairment From the web:
- what impairment means
- what impairments qualify for disability
- what impairment occurs in dysphagia
- what impairment loss means
- what is impairment definition
- what do impairment mean
- what does impairment mean
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