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Disease

disease is on the Basic English 850 List.

discussion - disease - disgust

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /disiːz/ or /dəsiːz/

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Noun

Singular disease

Plural diseases

1. (countable & uncountable) If a person, animal, or plant is ill, it has a disease.
   • Synonyms: illness and sickness

   1.4 million children suffer from heart disease in Pakistan.

   There are many different germs which cause diseases.

Verb

Plain form disease

Third-person singular diseases

Past tense diseased

Past participle diseased

Present participle diseasing

1. (old, no longer used) To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
2. To infect with a disease.

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