The author treats overcrowded classrooms as a malady of the whole system rather than the failing of any single school.
作者把班级过度拥挤视为整个体系的痼疾，而非某一所学校的过失。
Which choice best defines “malady”?
A — A disease or ailment; a problem.. “malady” means A disease or ailment; a problem..
Which word means “A disease or ailment; a problem.”?
D — malady. “malady” means A disease or ailment; a problem..
malady — A disease or ailment; a problem.. In Chinese: 疾病;弊病;痼疾.
malady is pronounced //ˈmælədi//.
The author treats overcrowded classrooms as a malady of the whole system rather than the failing of any single school. (作者把班级过度拥挤视为整个体系的痼疾，而非某一所学校的过失。)
ailment, affliction, disorder — all close in meaning to malady (A disease or ailment; a problem.).
Yes. malady is on the SAT Prep Difficult list — the higher-register words that decide the hard questions. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
mal(坏) + -ady → 身体或社会的坏毛病 → 疾病、弊病。