Dis·ease, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diseased p. pr. & vb. n. Diseasing.]
1. To deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress. [Obs.]
His double burden did him sore disease. --Spenser.
2. To derange the vital functions of; to afflict with disease or sickness; to disorder; -- used almost exclusively in the participle diseased.
He was diseased in body and mind. --Macaulay.
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