Meaning & use
malady
An illness or disease, or more broadly, a problem or difficulty.
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The old sailor suffered from a mysterious malady that no doctor could diagnose.
Corruption remains a persistent malady in the country's fragile politics.
A note on using this word
Malady is a somewhat formal or literary word; 'illness' or 'sickness' is more common in everyday speech.
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