Associations to the word «Malady»

Wiktionary

MALADY, noun. Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
MALADY, noun. A moral or mental defect or disorder.

Dictionary definition

MALADY, noun. Any unwholesome or desperate condition; "what maladies afflict our nation?".
MALADY, noun. Impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats