Noun: malady ma-lu-dee
- Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
"The mysterious malady left doctors puzzled";
- illness, unwellness, sickness
- Any unwholesome or desperate condition
"what maladies afflict our nation?"
Derived forms: maladies
Type of: condition, health problem, ill health, status, unhealthiness
Encyclopedia: Malady