Dis‐ease″, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Diseased (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Diseasing.] 1. To deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress.
His double burden did him sore disease. Spenser.
2. To derange the vital functions of; to afflict with disease or sickness; to disorder; — used almost exclusively in the participle diseased.
He was diseased in body and mind. Macaulay.