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Etymology
Middle English disese from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise from Old French desaise (dis- + ease). Displaced native Middle English adle, audle "disease" (from Old English ādl "disease, sickness"), Middle English cothe, coathe "disease" (from Old English coþu "disease").
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA: /dɪˈziːz/, SAMPA: /dI"zi:z/
- (US) enPR: dĭ-zēzʹ, IPA: /dɪˈziz/, SAMPA: /dI"ziz/
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- Rhymes: -iːz
Noun
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disease (plural diseases)
- (pathology) 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.
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