malady
/ˈmælədɪ/noun
(pl. -ies)
- formal a disease or ailment〈正式〉病, 疾病：
an incurable malady
不治之症
figurative 〈喻〉the nation's maladies.
国家的弊病。
词源
Middle English: from Old French maladie, from malade 'sick'， based on Latin male 'ill' + habitus 'having (as a condition)'.