malade

Definitions of malade
  1. noun
    someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
    synonyms: invalide
  2. noun
    a person suffering from an illness
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    invalide
    someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
    aliéné mental, fou
    an insane person
    névrosé
    a person suffering from neurosis
    patient
    a person who requires medical care
    pyromane
    a person with a mania for setting things on fire
    aliénée mentale
    a woman lunatic
    psychopathe
    someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')
    type of:
    infortuné, malheureux
    a person who suffers misfortune
  3. noun
    a person who requires medical care
    synonyms: patient
  4. noun
    a person requiring professional services
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    patient
    a person who requires medical care
    type of:
    homme, individu, mortel, être
    a human being
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