malaise

See also Malaise, and malaisé

English

Wikipedia

Etymology

From the French malaise (“ill ease”), from mal (“bad”) + aise (“ease”). Compare ill at ease.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -eɪz

Noun

malaise (uncountable)

1. A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
2. An ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression.
3. Ill will or hurtful feelings for others or someone.

Synonyms

• angst
• doldrums
• ill at ease
• melancholy
• unease
• weltschmerz

Translations

bodily feeling

Czech: malátnost (cs) f. Dutch: ongesteldheid (nl) f. Finnish: huonovointisuus, pahanolontunne

Portuguese: mal estar m. Russian: недомогание (ru) n. Spanish: malestar (es) m.

ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression

Dutch: teneergeslagenheid (nl) f.

Finnish: mielipaha, pahanolontunne

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ma.lɛz/

Etymology 1

mal- +‎ aise

Noun

malaise m. (plural malaises)

1. malaise, uneasiness

Etymology 2

see malais

Adjective

malaise f.

1. feminine form of malais