Malmédie (en. Mistreatment)

mal-médie

Meaning & Definition

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noun

An ailment or illness that does not manifest clearly.

This patient suffers from a malady that doctors cannot identify.

Ce patient souffre d'une malmédie que les médecins n'arrivent pas à identifier.

A health condition that poses diagnostic challenges.

He spent months searching for a treatment for his malady.

Il a passé des mois à chercher un traitement pour sa malmédie.

The word malady comes from Old French, combining 'mal' and 'médie'.

to be afflicted with a malady

to suffer from an unspecified illness.

être atteint de malmédie

to diagnose a malady

to identify a difficult-to-classify illness.

diagnostiquer une malmédie

illness

Pathological state caused by an external or internal agent.

maladie

symptom

Manifestation of an illness.

symptôme

diagnosis

Process of identifying an illness.

diagnostic

An illness that seems made up.

She says she has a malady, but I think it's just in her head.

Elle dit qu'elle a une malmédie, mais je pense que c'est juste dans sa tête.

Health issues that are hard to pin down.

This winter, I had an unbearable malady, but the doctors found nothing.

Cet hiver, j'ai eu une malmédie insupportable, mais les médecins n'ont rien trouvé.