1. a disease or illness
Usage: formal
2. a serious problem or disorder
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The doctor diagnosed him with a rare malady.
• She suffered from a chronic malady that affected her joints.
• The malady spread quickly through the village.
• Corruption is a malady that affects many governments.
• They sought a cure for this mysterious malady.
• The social malady of poverty requires urgent attention.