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malady

[mal-uh-dee] / ˈmæl ə di /


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You are also suffering from a very modern malady: decision paralysis.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

By treating actual adults—the chat participants weren’t teenagers—with kid gloves, they contribute to the cultural malady of infantilization.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

While Mimi seemed unaffected by her malady, Khorram’s voice was tinged with exhaustion.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2025

The seventh episode, “They Wanna Have Fun,” plunks down loud hints that Michael Patrick King and his writers will soon be correcting the show’s Aidan affliction and possibly replacing it with a new malady.

From Salon • Jul. 13, 2025

Paranoia was always the first malady to contend with when entering a new school.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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