disease

Definitioner

1. Substantiv

   An illness of a person, animal or plant.

   Exempel

   • The tomato plants had a disease that spotted their leaves.
   • Doctors are working to find a cure for the disease.
   ≈disorder≈illness≈sickness≈ailment≈malady +4 till
2. Substantiv

   A harmful problem in a society or in people's attitudes.

   Exempel

   • Corruption is a disease that destroys public trust.
   • Greed spread through the company like a disease.
3. Substantiv

   In old-fashioned use, a feeling of worry or unease.

   Exempel

   • A sense of disease settled over the room.
   • The unfamiliar place caused her some disease.
4. Verb

   In old-fashioned use, to trouble or annoy someone.

   Exempel

   • Do not disease the teacher with your questions.
   • His heavy load did disease him sorely.
5. Verb

   To give someone an illness.

   Exempel

   • The dirty water diseased half the village.
   • Poor sanitation diseased the whole camp.