名詞 malady:

1. any unwholesome or desperate condition
2. impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
   同義詞：illness, unwellness, sickness

1. A bodily disorder or disease; a malady or an ailment.
   疾病身體的失調(diào)或疾病; 疾病或小毛病
2. Violent crime is only one of the maladies afflicting modern society.
   暴力犯罪僅僅是危害社會的弊病之一。

mal.a.dy

n.（名詞）
【復數(shù)】 mal.a.dies
A disease, a disorder, or an ailment.
疾病：一種病癥、混亂或疾病
An unwholesome condition:
混亂：一種不健康的狀態(tài)：
例句：
the malady of discontent.
因不滿而起的混亂

來源：
Middle English maladie
中古英語 maladie
from Old French
源自 古法語
from malade [sick]
源自 malade [疾病的]
from Latin male habitus [in poor condition]
源自 拉丁語 male habitus [處于不良狀況]
male [badly] * see mel- 3
male [不良地] *參見 mel- 3
habitus [past participle of] habôre [to hold] * see ghabh-
habitus [] habôre的過去分詞 [抓住] *參見 ghabh-