DICT.TW Dictionary Taiwan

 mal·a·dy /ˈmælədi/
 病,疾病,弊病

 mal·a·dy /ˈmælədɪ/ 名詞
 (疾)病

 mal·a·dy n.; pl. Maladies
 1. Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
    The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind.   --Buckminster.
 2. A moral or mental defect or disorder.
    Love's a malady without a cure.   --Dryden.
 Syn: -- Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; illness. See Disease.
 ◄ ►

 malady
      n 1: any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies
           afflict our nation?"
      2: impairment of normal physiological function affecting part
         or all of an organism [syn: illness, unwellness, sickness]
         [ant: health, health]