disease

Alternative forms

• (uneasiness): dis-ease

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĭ-zēzʹ IPA: /dɪˈziːz/

Noun

disease (countable and uncountable, plural diseases)

1. (medicine) An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction; distinct from injury insofar as the latter is usually instantaneously acquired.
   • The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered.
2. (by extension) Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
3. Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.

Verb

disease (third-person singular simple present diseases, present participle diseasing, simple past and past participle diseased)

1. (obsolete) To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
2. To infect with a disease.

Anagrams

• Seaside, seaside