malaise

[ ma-leyz, -muh-; French ma-lez ]
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noun
  1. a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.

  2. a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort.

Origin of malaise

1
First recorded in 1760–70; from French, Old French, equivalent to mal- + ease

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malaise

/ (mæˈleɪz) /


noun
  1. a feeling of unease or depression

  2. a mild sickness, not symptomatic of any disease or ailment

  1. a complex of problems affecting a country, economy, etc: Bulgaria's economic malaise

Origin of malaise

1
C18: from Old French, from mal bad + aise ease

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