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🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

maladie

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ma.la.di

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Malady/ˈmæl.ə.di/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Cette mystérieuse maladie a touché toute la région."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A disease or ailment.

    "An unknown malady kept him confined to bed for over a week."
  2. 2

    A disordered, weakened, or unhealthy condition.

    "Economic corruption is a serious malady affecting the entire nation."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Old French 'maladie', based on 'malf- / mal-' meaning 'bad, ill' (from Latin 'male') combined with 'ade' (from Late Latin '-itas'). It entered the English language in the late Middle English period to denote disease, sickness, or a deep-seated disorder.

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