Meaning
An illness of the body that has a name and a cause, such as one carried by germs.
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Word origin
From Old French desaise, meaning a lack of ease.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- desaise
- English cognates
- ease
Grammar
Examples
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A "disease" is an illness with a known cause.
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"Diseases" is the plural form.
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Here "disease" names a long illness of one part of the body.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 18, lesson 8: disease, expensive, barely and 7 more words.