5
upset(noun, health, state, trouble, anxiety)
4
taint(noun, infection, virus, epidemic, contagion)
4
sore(adjective, evil, scourge, cancer)
4
destruction(noun, defeat, affection, deprivation)
4
hurt(noun, trouble, evil, harm, ill)
4
infect(verb, taint, pollute, contaminate)
4
lay up(noun, verb, phrasal verb, disorder, sick)
4
malignancy(noun, evil, corruption, tumor, scourge)
4
pathosis(noun, growth, illness, sickness, affliction)
4
suffering(noun, disorder, sick, sickness)
4
unsoundness(noun, weakness, failing, sickness, affliction)
3
pest(noun, infection, epidemic, desease)
3
decrepitude(noun, disorder, weakness, fault, illness)
3
pathology(noun, destruction, death, demise, unhealthiness)
3
syndrome(noun, trouble, disorder, evil, harm)
3
bane(noun, evil, stain, scar, scourge)
3
ailing(noun, adjective, disorder, weakness, fault)
3
infestation(noun, defeat, stain, affection, wave)
2
affliction(noun, health, state, upset, trouble)
2
complication(noun, health, issues, problems)
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