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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
disease
/dɪˈziːz/
noun1 of 2
illness that affects a person, animal, or plant
- “Of course, this is not a cure for all disease.”Tatoeba
- “He was diagnosed with a disease that is very rare.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To cause unease; to annoy, irritate.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)