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Synonyms for distemper

  • noun

Most common

disease malady

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

1. Ill humour

ill humour, ill humor

2. Malady

malady, disease, illness, sickness, indisposition, ailment, disorder, complaint, dyscrasy

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A viral disease of animals, such as dogs and cats, characterised by fever, coughing and catarrh.

  2. n. 2

    A glue-based paint.

Related words

Phrases
feline distemper sleepy distemper

Forms

Plural
distempers → maladies, diseases, illnesses, sicknesses…

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or Distemper?

Distemper is now used by physicians only of the diseases of animals.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

  • disease Eating healthfully can help prevent heart disease.
  • malady The doctor said that this malady is untreatable.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
distemperfalling
diseasesteady
maladysteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
malady3
7 letters
disease2, illness2, ailment2
8 letters
disorder3, sickness2, dyscrasy
9 letters
complaint2
13 letters
indisposition

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (malady3 = 3 syllables).