disease

Meanings

Noun

• An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
• Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
• Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.

Verb

• To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
• To infect with a disease.

Related

Similar words

• affliction
• ailment
• coath
• complaint
• ill health
• illness
• malady
• medical condition
• morbus
• rot
• sickness

Origin

• From Middle English disese, from Anglo-Norman desese, from Old French desaise, from des- + aise. Equivalent to dis- + ease. Displaced native Middle English adle ("disease") (from Old English ādl ("disease, sickness"), see adle), Middle English cothe ("disease") (from Old English coþu ("disease"), see coath).