disease
noun/dɪˈziːz/
Frequency rank: #1,021 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
An illness affecting people, animals, or plants.
Example sentence
The doctor diagnosed her with a rare disease that required immediate treatment.
Synonyms & related words
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