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social disease

noun

  1. a venereal disease.


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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of social disease1

First recorded in 1915–20
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William Osler, often described as the father of modern medicine, put it like this: “Tuberculosis is a social disease with a medical aspect.â€

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"But I also am aware that inflation is the most insidious of social diseases, and so it's important to try to get it down," he said.

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Chess pieces just sort of materialize throughout the night; one couple plays chess, then another, then another, catching on like a dance craze or a social disease.

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Antisemitism, like Anti-Arabism and racism, is a social disease that can be confronted only by us standing together, Syrian- and Israeli-sympathizing Americans alike.

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Fascism is a highly virulent social disease that usually destroys the host body – but not before spreading the disease to many other people.

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