disease
nounverbcommon in dialogue
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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.
noun
- 1
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.
The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and their fruit withered.
The exposed workers had some kind of disease that left their skin splotchy and their faces withered.
[…] diſeaſes deſperate growne, By deſperate appliance are releeued, Or not at all.
The instability, injustice, and confusion, introduced into the public councils, have, in truth, been the mortal diseases under which popular governments have every where perished; […]
- 2
figurativeAny abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
War is not man's great and terrible disease; war is a symptom, a result. The real disease is the virus of national sovereignty.
- 3
A lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.
[object Object]
To ſhield thee from diſeaſes of the world, […]
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Old French des- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-kt Proto-Indo-European *(H)yéh₁kt ~ *(H)ih₁kéntder. Latin iaciō Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Italic *-ēō Latin -eō Latin iaceō Latin adiaceō Latin adiacēns? Old French eise Old French desaise Anglo-Norman desesebor. Middle English disese English disease From Middle English disese, from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise, from Old French desaise, from des- + aise. Displaced native Middle English adle, audle (“disease”) (from Old English ādl (“disease, sickness”), see adle), Middle English cothe, coathe (“disease”) (from Old English coþu (“disease”), see coath). By surface analysis, dis- + ease.
verb
- 1
To infect with a disease.
- 2
obsoleteTo cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
Whyll he yett ſpeake there cam won from the rulers off the ſynagogis houſſe which ſayde to hym: Thy doughter is deed diſeaſe not the maſter.
[…]mote he ſoft himſelfe appeaſe, And fairely fare on foot, how euer loth; His double burden did him ſore diſeaſe.
Forms
- plural
- diseases
- past tense
- diseased
- past participle
- diseased
- present participle
- diseasing
- third person singular
- diseases
disease · An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually…
diseased · Affected with or suffering from disease.disgrace · The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor, regard,…disgraced · Having been disgraced; having a damaged reputation.