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disease

dis·ease

disease

 
 
pronunciation:
dih ziz
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part of speech: noun
definition: a condition that causes harm to the health of a person, animal, or plant; illness; sickness.
Chicken pox is a contagious disease.
 
synonyms:
illness, sickness
antonyms:
health
similar words:
affliction, ailment, bug, disability, disorder, plague
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some things that can cause or spread diseases
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