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    [Noun]  | "mal*a*dy" | \ ˈma-lə-dē \


    1: a disease or disorder of the animal body

    2: an unwholesome or disordered condition


    Origin: 13th century ;

     Middle English maladie, from Anglo-French, from malade sick, from Latin male habitus in bad condition;

    [Noun]  | "malady" 


    1: an abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning;


      * e.g., " ... in the olden days people were always suffering from some unknown malady "





     [ "malady" ]

    1: 1)a physical or psychological disorder or disease

      * e.g.,  ... The malady struck the whole town and they were driven to seek a cure from the doctor across the river. 


     [ "malady" ]

    2: 2)a condition or situation that is problematic and requires a remedy

     [ "Marshmallow Malady" ]

    1: Overindulging in too many delicous marshmallows at one time, causing bloating, sickness and stomach pain.

      * e.g.,  ... 'Oh dude, i had marshmallow malady all night from sitting around that camp fire but it was so much fun.' 

     [ "Spiritual Malady" ]

    1: Spiritual Malady is when someone finds themselves in such a state of sadness or depression, that it effects how they present themselves socially or even in their occupation/job.

      * e.g.,  ... "man, kurt seem's really different" 

     [ "Marlboro Malady" ]

    1: When the smoke from excess cigarette consumption gets trap in the recess between the brain and skull, causing confusion, mediocrity, and pain.

      * e.g.,  ... "The Count's not making much sense these days." "Rink brain?" "Naw, he doesn't play hockey. He does smoke a lot of cigarettes, though." "Ah, sounds like a case of the Marlboro Malady to me." 

     [ "chronic distaff-induced cardiovascular malady" ]

    1: A male heart disease caused by the constant nagging of women over a period of time. (cdicm for short). Short term ailments are dubbed the nagging effect

      * e.g.,  ... Men die earlier than women because of cdicm (chronic distaff-induced cardiovascular malady). 

     [ "loveris maladye" ]

    1: 1)the disease of love very common in Geoffrey Chaucer's books when knights fall in love so much that they can't eat sleep and stay in bed all day

      * e.g.,  ... Sunita : " She is expriencing loveris maladye bc her lover is moving away to another continent " 


     [ "loveris maladye" ]

    2: 2) can also be applicable to people who love too deeply where they are affected mentally by not being able to confess their feelings

      * e.g.,  ... Pamela : "Poor girl, she is always unlucky in love" 

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