Definitions for Disease
dɪˈzizdis·ease

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 7 votes

1. diseasenoun

   an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.2 / 5 votes

1. diseasenoun

   An abnormal condition of the body or mind 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 fruit withered.

2. diseasenoun

   Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.

3. diseaseverb

   To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.

4. diseaseverb

   To infect with a disease.

5. Etymology: disese, from desese, from desaise (). Displaced native adle (from adl), cothe (from coþu).

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DISEASEnoun

   Distemper; malady; sickness; morbid state.

   Etymology: dis and ease.

   What’s the disease he means?
   ———— ’Tis call’d the evil. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   It is idle to propose remedies before we are assured of the disease, or to be in pain ’till we are convinced of the danger. Jonathan Swift, Project for the Advancement of Religion.

   Then wasteful forth
   Walks the dire power of pestilent disease. James Thomson, Summer.

2. To Diseaseverb

   Etymology: from the noun.

   1. To afflict with disease; to torment with sickness; to make morbid; to infect.

   We are all diseased,
   And with our surfeiting and wanton hours
   Have brought ourselves into a burning fever,
   And we must bleed for it. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. ii.

   Flatt’rers yet wear silk, drink wine, lie soft,
   Hug their diseas’d perfumes, and have forgot
   That ever Timon was. William Shakespeare, Timon.

   Let her alone, lady: as she is now, she will but disease our better mirth. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.

   He was diseased in his feet. 1 Kings xv. 23.

   2. To put to pain; to pain; to make uneasy.

   Though great light be insufferable to our eyes, yet the highest degree of darkness does not at all disease them. John Locke.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disease

   Disease was released on September 30, 2002 as the first single from Matchbox Twentys third album, More Than You Think You Are. It was co-written by Matchbox Twenty lead singer Rob Thomas and The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger. The song peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Disease" was one of two songs written and presented to Mick Jagger, by Rob Thomas in which Jagger actually gives back the song, saying "it would sound better coming from you".

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disease

   A disease refers to any abnormal condition or disorder that affects the structure or functioning of an organism, leading to the impairment of normal bodily functions. It is typically characterized by specific signs and symptoms, often caused by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, or by non-infectious factors such as genetic abnormalities, nutritional deficiencies, or environmental factors. Diseases can vary in severity and may have short-term or long-term effects on the affected individual's health and well-being.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Diseasenoun

   lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet

2. Diseasenoun

   an alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness; malady; affection; illness; sickness; disorder; -- applied figuratively to the mind, to the moral character and habits, to institutions, the state, etc

3. Diseaseverb

   to deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress

4. Diseaseverb

   to derange the vital functions of; to afflict with disease or sickness; to disorder; -- used almost exclusively in the participle diseased

WikidataRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Disease

   A disease is an abnormal condition that affects the body of an organism. It is often construed as a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by factors originally from an external source, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases. In humans, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories. Diseases usually affect people not only physically, but also emotionally, as contracting and living with many diseases can alter one's perspective on life, and their personality. Death due to disease is called death by natural causes. There are four main types of disease: pathogenic disease, deficiency disease, hereditary disease, and physiological disease. Diseases can also be classified as communicable and non-communicable disease.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disease

   diz-ēz′, n. a disorder or want of health in mind or body: ailment: cause of pain.—v.t. (Spens.) to make uneasy.—p.adj. Diseased′, affected with disease.—n. Diseas′edness.—adj. Disease′ful. [O. Fr. desaise, des—L. dis, neg., aise, ease.]

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disease

   A definite pathologic process with a characteristic set of signs and symptoms. It may affect the whole body or any of its parts, and its etiology, pathology, and prognosis may be known or unknown.

Matched Categories

1. • Illness

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Disease' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1112

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Disease' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2750

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Disease' in Nouns Frequency: #409

Anagrams for Disease »

1. seaside

How to pronounce Disease?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disease in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disease in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Disease in a Sentence

1. Matthew Kasson:

   Fungal infections, yes, are a serious concern, and I think it’s going to get worse unless we start to really appreciate those connections between how we manage crops, how we manage human disease, how we manage wildlife disease. They’re all interconnected, the sooner we realize that, I think, the sooner we can come up with solutions that help all involved.

2. Sushila Kataria:

   There is a lockdown, patients cannot come, but the disease will not wait.

3. Tom Inglesby:

   As long as the community prevalence of the disease around them is not overwhelming, and so that's really encouraging news, but what we see is that schools that have resources can put those things in place, and many schools in the country have not been able to put those things into place.

4. Robert Kotloff:

   Women with LAM who become pregnant often experience an acute worsening of their disease, and women who take estrogen therapeutically in birth control pills or in the past with hormonal supplementation for menopausal women, we saw LAM would accelerate in [those groups].

5. Matti Marklund:

   We found those with the highest levels actually had the lowest risk of CVD( cardiovascular disease). These relationships are highly interesting, but we need further studies to better understand the full health impact of dairy fats and dairy foods.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Disease
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disease
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Disease
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disease
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Disease
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Disease
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Disease