English Explanatory Dictionary

malaise

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Pronunciation

/məˈleɪz/ /mæˈleɪz/ /mɑˈleɪz/ /-ˈlɛz/ en-us-malaise.ogg

Word forms

malaise malaises

Etymology

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

Synonyms

unease doldrums ill at ease melancholy weltschmerz angst

Related words

disease

Derived words

malaised videomalaise

Translations

Arabic: تَوَعُّك Arabic: عَلَز Bulgarian: неразположение Catalan: malestar Chinese Mandarin: 不舒服 Chinese Mandarin: 不適 /不适 Chinese Mandarin: 欠安 Czech: malátnost Dutch: ongesteldheid Finnish: huonovointisuus Finnish: pahanolontunne French: malaise German: Unbehagen German: Unwohlsein Greek: αδιαθεσία Hungarian: gyengélkedés Hungarian: rossz közérzet Irish: easláinte Irish: meath-thinneas Italian: malessere Japanese: 不快 Korean: 불쾌감 Macedonian: малаксаност Persian: ناخوشی Portuguese: mal-estar Romanian: indispoziție Russian: недомога́ние Serbo-Croatian: malaksalost Lower Sorbian: njederjeměśe Spanish: malestar Swedish: sjukdomskänsla Swedish: illamående Swedish: olust
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