malady
An illness or disease.
malady in a sentence
- The doctor could not work out what malady was making the king so tired.
- A strange malady spread through the village, and everyone started sneezing.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to malady?
- Awellness
- Billness
- Chealth
- Dfitness
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B: illness. The other three mean the opposite of malady.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to malady?
- Aailment
- Billness
- Chealth
- Ddisease
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C: health. The other three mean nearly the same as malady.
Words that mean something similar
illness, disease, ailment
Words that mean the opposite
health, wellness, fitness
More words about emotions & feelings
- marvel: To be filled with wonder and amazement.
- melancholy: Feeling or showing a deep, quiet sadness.
- mirth: Happy laughter and fun.
- morose: Gloomy, silent and in a bad mood.
- mournful: Full of sadness, especially about a loss.
- nauseating: So horrible that it makes you feel sick.
- nauseous: Feeling sick, as if you might vomit.
- nostalgic: Feeling happy and a little sad when you remember good times from the past.
More words to explore
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