Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)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.

    Krankheit, Infektionskrankheit, Seuche

    боле́зньboléznʹ, заболева́ниеzabolevánije, неду́гnedúg

    хворо́баxvoróba, захво́рюванняzaxvórjuvannja, нездоро́в'яnezdoróvʺja

  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.

    an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning

  3. (countable, uncountable)A lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.

Examples

771 sentences
  1. No medicine can cure this disease.

    Жодні ліки не можуть вилікувати цю хворобу.

    ruОт этой болезни нет лекарства.

    deGegen diese Krankheit gibt es kein Medikament.

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  2. She's suffering from a serious disease.

    Вона серйозно хвора.

    ruОна страдает из-за тяжёлого заболевания.

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  3. We are faced with new kinds of diseases.

    Ми зустрілися з новими типами хвороб.

    ruМы столкнулись с новыми видами заболеваний.

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  4. How does this disease spread?

    Як поширюється ця хвороба?

    ruКак распространяется это заболевание?

    deWie breitet sich diese Krankheit aus?

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  5. I have a rare disease.

    У мене рідкісна хвороба.

    ruУ меня редкая болезнь.

    deIch habe eine seltene Krankheit.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction:
Русский
By meaning 1
an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an abnormal condition of the body causing discomfort or dysfunction:

Origin

From Middle English disese, from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise, from Old French desaise, fr

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.

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