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malaise

/məˈleɪz/

EN

A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease without a clear or specific cause, often describing a widespread low mood or social dissatisfaction.

Many people reported a vague malaise during the unusually warm, humid summer week.

Etymology

Malaise entered English in the 18th century borrowed from French, combining the negative prefix mal- (meaning bad) with aise (meaning ease), literally meaning 'bad ease'.

Translations

简体中文
不适感,萎靡不振,莫名不安
繁體中文
不適感,萎靡不振,莫名不安
日本語
倦怠感,不調,不安感
한국어
권태감,불편감,무기력
Deutsch
Unwohlsein,Malaise,Missbefinden
Español
malestar,indisposición
Português
mal-estar,indisposição
Français
malaise,inconfort
Tiếng Việt
cảm giác khó chịu,sức khỏe không ổn định,bất an

Related Words

discomfortuneaselethargyailmentdissatisfaction