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View synonyms for social disease

social disease

noun

  1. a venereal disease.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of social disease1

First recorded in 1915–20
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Example Sentences

"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.

From Reuters

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.

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.

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

From Salon

You would think that after this last year we'd would have learned a lot more about addressing pandemics, epidemics or merely widespread, continuing social disease.

From Salon

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