disease
An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunctionAn abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
» No medicine can cure this disease.
Gegen diese Krankheit gibt es kein Medikament.
От этой болезни нет лекарства.
Никакое лекарство не может излечить эту болезнь.
От этой болезни нет лекарств.
Жодні ліки не можуть вилікувати цю хворобу.
Meaning
3 senses(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
(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
(countable, uncountable)A lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.
Examples
771 sentencesNo medicine can cure this disease.
Жодні ліки не можуть вилікувати цю хворобу. — deniko
ruОт этой болезни нет лекарства. — odexed
deGegen diese Krankheit gibt es kein Medikament. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
She's suffering from a serious disease.
Вона серйозно хвора. — tikan0
ruОна страдает из-за тяжёлого заболевания. — Biga
We are faced with new kinds of diseases.
Ми зустрілися з новими типами хвороб. — ChickenKiev
ruМы столкнулись с новыми видами заболеваний. — Balamax
How does this disease spread?
Як поширюється ця хвороба? — quez
ruКак распространяется это заболевание? — marafon
deWie breitet sich diese Krankheit aus? — Wolf
I have a rare disease.
У мене рідкісна хвороба. — deniko
ruУ меня редкая болезнь. — odexed
deIch habe eine seltene Krankheit. — wolfgangth
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English disese, from Anglo-Norman desese, disaise, from Old French desaise, frFrom 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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Forms
plural: diseasesSynonyms
15 synonymsAntonyms
6 antonymsWord family
127 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
3 patterns- of the disease
- to that disease
- is a disease