malady

🇬🇧 UK/ˈmælədi/🇺🇸 US/'mælәdi/

TOEFLB2

Definitions

n.

A disease or illness, especially a persistent one; a moral or social disorder

疾病，顽疾；（社会或道德上的）弊病

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived

malbad, ill, wrong

+

adyother

=malady

Common Collocations

1.mysterious malady神秘的疾病
2.social malady社会弊病

Example Sentences

1.
The patient suffered from a rare malady that doctors struggled to diagnose.
2.
Economic malaise was attributed to structural problems in the system.

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