Disease

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1. Noun

Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.

2. Noun

An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and weakness; malady; affection; illness; sickness; disorder; -- applied figuratively to the mind, to the moral character and habits, to institutions, the state, etc.

3. Verb

To deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress.

4. Verb

To derange the vital functions of; to afflict with disease or sickness; to disorder; -- used almost exclusively in the participle diseased.
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