malaise

Meaning

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

Synonyms

indisposition

unease

sickness

discomfort

illness

uneasiness

malady

queasiness

sickliness

trouble

uncomfortableness

vague illness

physical unease

ailment

depression

anxiety

disquiet

distemper

dysphoria

fret

Translations

malaise

malessere

malestar

mal-estar

keyifsizlik

indisposição

Unwohlsein

αδιαθεσία

kırıklık

ongesteldheid

malaise

Unpässlichkeit

indisposition

indisposizione

inquiétude

Pronounced as (IPA)

/məˈleɪz/

Etymology

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