Added 9 October 2026
disease
/dɪˈziːz/ noun
In Latin: morbus, aegror, infirmitas Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about disease at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- An impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning.
Origin
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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