Disease vs Decease – what is the difference?

Disease and Decease are often mixed up. Disease (noun) means A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal, or plant, especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury. · Synonym: Illness, Sickness, Ill Health; Infection, Ailment, Malady, Disorder. · Example: The disease of child abuse is a problem which must be recognized so that society can deal with it more effectively, while Decease (noun) means A person's death/ no longer alive. · Verb – Die. · Synonym: Demise, Death, Passing Away, Quietus. · Example: The deceased relative did not leave a will, so the heirs fought over the inheritance in court.