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disease

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Synonyms: discase, dis ease, diseuse, misease, disbase, dispase

Antonyms: discase, dis ease, diseuse, misease, disbase, dispase

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

  1. {{senseid|en|Q12136}} {{lb|en|medicine}} An [[abnormal]] condition of a human, animal or plant that causes [[discomfort]] or [[dysfunction]]; distinct from [[injury]] insofar as the latter is usually [[instantaneous]]ly acquired.
  2. {{lb|en|metaphorically}} Any [[abnormal]] or [[harmful]] condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
  3. A lack of [[ease]]; [[uneasiness]]; [[trouble]]; [[vexation]]; [[disquiet]].

Verb

  1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[infect]] with a disease.
  2. {{lb|en|transitive|obsolete}} To [[cause]] [[unease]]; to [[annoy]], [[irritate]].

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