malady
/ˈmæl.ə.di/
noun 2
Collocations
3ADJ.
chronic, late, uncertain, untreatable
VERB + MALADY
said
PREP.
from, without
Definitions
noun
1
Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
As, to prevent our maladies unseen, / We sicken to shun sickness when we purge.
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.
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As, to prevent our maladies unseen, / We sicken to shun sickness when we purge.
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The maladies of the body may prove medicines of the mind.
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Love's a malady without a cure.
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She suffers from a chronic malady.
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The doctor said that this malady is untreatable.
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Resist beginnings. The medicine is prepared too late when the malady has become entrenched.
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