Disease and Ordeal

Disease

Disease noun - An abnormal state that disrupts a plant's or animal's normal bodily functioning.

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Ordeal and disease are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ordeal" instead a noun "Disease".

Nearby Word: diseased

Ordeal noun - A test of faith, patience, or strength.

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Disease and ordeal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disease" instead a noun "Ordeal".

similar	similar disease	similar ordeal
single	single disease	single ordeal
painful	painful disease	painful ordeal
actual	actual disease	actual ordeal
Other adjectives: real, serious, dangerous, terrible, horrible, dark, deadly, lethal, horrifying, strange, aforementioned, horrific, life-threatening.

Subverted when he survives the ordeal and, at the end of the season, waits for the disease to take him over.

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