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Lamentation vs Malady - What's the difference?

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Lamentation is a related term of malady.


As nouns the difference between lamentation and malady

is that lamentation is the act of lamenting while malady is any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.

lamentation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of lamenting.
  • A sorrowful cry; a lament.
  • Specifically, mourning.
  • lamentatio, (part of) a liturgical Bible text (from the book of Job) and its musical settings, usually in the plural; hence, any dirge
  • A group of swans.

    • Related terms

    * lament * lamentable * lamented

    References

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    malady

    English

    Noun

    (maladies)
  • Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
  • * The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. Buckminster .
  • A moral or mental defect or disorder.
  • * Love's a malady without a cure. Dryden .

    • Synonyms

    * ailment * disease * disorder * distemper * illness * sickness

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