disease

  • (noun): 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.
  • (noun): (by extension) Any abnormal or harmful condition, as of society, people's attitudes, way of living etc.
  • (noun): Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.
  • (verb): To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
  • (verb): To infect with a disease.
  • The tomato plants had some kind of disease that left their leaves splotchy and fruit withered.