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disease

/dɪˈziːz/noun

उच्चारण डिज़ीज़

रोग, बीमारी, व्याधि

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noun
  1. 1

    [U, C]

    an illness affecting humans, animals or plants, often caused by infection

    रोग, बीमारी, व्याधि

    • heart disease
    • Malaria is a disease spread by mosquitoes.
    • Doctors are trying to find a cure for the disease.
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    • Rats can spread many diseases in crowded areas.
    • The disease destroyed much of the wheat crop.

    Synonyms illness sickness ailment disorder infection

    Opposite health wellness fitness

  2. 2

    [C]

    something that is very wrong with people's attitudes or with society

    (समाज की) बुराई, रोग

    • Corruption is a disease of public life.
    • Greed is a disease that slowly spoils the whole society.
    • Laziness is a disease that holds many young people back.
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    • Violence is a disease eating away at society.
    • The teacher called gossip a disease that spoils good friendships.

    Synonyms evil blight cancer plague canker

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

disease of the + organ / disease of sb

Use of for the body part that is affected, as in a disease of the heart.

प्रभावित अंग के लिए of आता है, जैसे a disease of the heart।

  • He suffers from a disease of the liver.
  • Diseases of the lungs are common near factories.

suffer from / die of / catch a disease

Suffer from, die of and catch are the usual verbs and prepositions with disease.

Disease के साथ suffer from, die of और catch सामान्य verbs और prepositions हैं।

  • She suffers from a rare disease.
  • Many children caught the disease in the village.

disease (countable and uncountable)

Disease is countable for a particular illness and uncountable for illness in general.

किसी विशेष रोग के लिए 'disease' countable है और सामान्य रोग के लिए uncountable।

  • Malaria is a serious disease.
  • Clean water helps prevent disease.

disease vs illness / sickness

A disease has a specific medical cause and name, while illness is the state of being unwell.

'Disease' का एक विशिष्ट चिकित्सीय कारण और नाम होता है, जबकि 'illness' अस्वस्थ होने की अवस्था है।

  • Diabetes is a disease, and he has been in poor health since.
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adjective + disease

deadlycontagiouschronicrareinfectious

  • Cholera is a deadly and infectious disease.

verb + disease

spreadpreventtreatcurediagnose

  • Vaccines prevent many diseases.

disease + noun

controloutbreakburdenpreventioncarrier

  • The disease outbreak was reported in two districts.

noun + disease

heartkidneylungskintropical

  • Heart disease is a leading cause of death.

disease + preposition

offrominagainstwith

  • The campaign against disease reached remote villages.
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  • Dengue is a disease carried by mosquitoes.

डेंगू मच्छरों द्वारा फैलने वाला रोग है।

  • Radhika's grandfather died of heart disease.

राधिका के दादाजी की मृत्यु हृदय रोग से हुई।

  • Washing hands helps to prevent the spread of disease.

हाथ धोने से रोग का फैलाव रोकने में सहायता मिलती है।

  • Scientists are looking for a cure for the disease.

वैज्ञानिक इस रोग का इलाज खोज रहे हैं।

  • Crop diseases cost farmers millions every year.

फ़सल के रोग हर वर्ष किसानों को करोड़ों का नुकसान पहुँचाते हैं।

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✗ He is suffering with a serious disease.

✓ He is suffering from a serious disease.

Suffer takes from before an illness.

बीमारी से पहले 'suffer' के साथ from आता है।

✗ She died from cancer disease.

✓ She died of cancer.

Cancer is already a disease, and died of is the usual form.

कैंसर स्वयं एक रोग है, और 'died of' सामान्य रूप है।

✗ The diseases is spreading fast.

✓ The disease is spreading fast.

The subject is singular, so use disease and is.

Subject singular है, इसलिए disease और is का प्रयोग करें।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

Disease, illness and ailment all concern poor health, but they differ in scope.

Disease, illness और ailment तीनों ख़राब स्वास्थ्य से जुड़े हैं, पर दायरे में भिन्न हैं।

disease

A named medical condition with a cause, such as measles.

कारण वाली और नाम वाली चिकित्सीय स्थिति, जैसे खसरा।

  • Malaria is a disease.

illness

The state of being unwell, or a period of it.

अस्वस्थ होने की अवस्था, या उसकी अवधि।

  • A long illness kept him away.

ailment

A minor health problem.

स्वास्थ्य की छोटी समस्या।

  • She has a stomach ailment.
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diseased adj.
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dis·ease

?Which word?

disease, illness and ailment

Disease is a particular medical condition, often caused by infection, with a name: 'tuberculosis is a disease'. Illness is the state of being ill, or a period of being ill: 'a long illness'. Ailment is a minor illness: 'common ailments like colds'. Disorder is used for problems with an organ or the mind: 'a liver disorder'.

Disease नाम वाली विशेष चिकित्सीय स्थिति है, प्रायः संक्रमण से: 'tuberculosis is a disease'। Illness बीमार होने की स्थिति या अवधि है: 'a long illness'। Ailment छोटी बीमारी है: 'common ailments like colds'। Disorder किसी अंग या मन की समस्याओं के लिए आता है: 'a liver disorder'।

The disease/illness/ailment set is a usage item.

Disease, illness और ailment का सेट usage में आता है।

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One-word substitution

A disease that spreads by contact is contagious; by germs infectious; widespread in one area endemic; across many countries a pandemic; affecting many people at one time an epidemic; that cannot be cured incurable.

संपर्क से फैलने वाला रोग contagious; रोगाणुओं से infectious; एक क्षेत्र में व्यापक endemic; कई देशों में pandemic; एक समय में बहुत लोगों को प्रभावित करने वाला epidemic; जिसका इलाज न हो incurable।