ill*ness (noun)
First appeared circa 1500
1 obsolete a : WICKEDNESS
b : UNPLEASANTNESS
2 a : an unhealthy condition of body or mind
b : SICKNESS 2
dis*ease (noun)
[Middle English disese, from Middle French desaise, from des- dis- + aise ease]
First appeared 14th Century
1 obsolete : TROUBLE
2 : a condition of the living animal or plant body or of one of its parts that impairs normal functioning : SICKNESS, MALADY
3 : a harmful development (as in a social institution)
-- dis*eased (adjective)
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