Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of disease
"The doctor spent her morning reviewing the latest statistics on various infectious diseases affecting children in the region."
In plain English: Diseases are health problems that make your body feel sick and stop it from working right.
"The doctor advised him to eat more vegetables to prevent common diseases."
Usage: Use the plural form diseases when referring to multiple specific illnesses or conditions affecting health, such as common colds or chronic disorders. Avoid using it to describe a single ailment, which requires the singular noun disease.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disease
"She diseases her friends by spreading false rumors about their health."
"The new software patch aims to diseases common bugs in the system."
Usage: There is no everyday usage of "disease" as a verb; it functions exclusively as a noun referring to an illness or disorder. You should not use this word to mean infecting someone or causing sickness, so look for synonyms like "infect," "sicken," or "plague" instead.
Derived from Old French desease and Latin disae, it originally meant "lack of ease" or absence of health. The term evolved to specifically denote any illness or disorder affecting an organism.