disease
noun
- abnormal condition negatively affecting organisms
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /dɪˈziːz/ / [dɪˈzɪi̯z] / /dəˈziːz/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English disese, from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise, from Old French desaise, from des- + aise. Displaced native Middle English adle, audle (“disease”) (from Old English ādl (“disease, sickness”), see adle), Middle English cothe, coathe (“disease”) (from Old English coþu (“disease”), see coath). By surface analysis, dis- + ease.
- An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
“The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and their fruit withered.”
“The exposed workers had some kind of disease that left their skin splotchy and their faces withered.”
- Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
“War is not man's great and terrible disease; war is a symptom, a result. The real disease is the virus of national sovereignty.”
- A lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.
“To ſhield thee from diſeaſes of the world, […]”
verb
Etymology: From Middle English disese, from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise, from Old French desaise, from des- + aise. Displaced native Middle English adle, audle (“disease”) (from Old English ādl (“disease, sickness”), see adle), Middle English cothe, coathe (“disease”) (from Old English coþu (“disease”), see coath). By surface analysis, dis- + ease.
- To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
“Whyll he yett ſpeake there cam won from the rulers off the ſynagogis houſſe which ſayde to hym: Thy doughter is deed diſeaſe not the maſter.”
“[…]mote he ſoft himſelfe appeaſe, And fairely fare on foot, how euer loth; His double burden did him ſore diſeaſe.”
- To infect with a disease.