malaise
noun
mal·aise
| \ mə-ˈlāz
, ma-, -ˈlez
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, ma-, -ˈlez
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Definition of malaise
1
: an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
An infected person will feel a general malaise.
2
: a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being
a malaise of cynicism and despair— Malcolm Boyd
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Examples of malaise in a Sentence
The symptoms include headache, malaise, and fatigue.
An infected person will feel a general malaise.
The country's current economic problems are symptoms of a deeper malaise.
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Recent Examples on the Web
All this looks like an odd way to boost India’s flagging animal spirits—the deeper reason for corporate India’s malaise. — The Economist, "India Inc is growing disenchanted with Narendra Modi," 17 Aug. 2019 But rarely have both programs been mired in such malaise — USC is 15 years past its last national title and coming off a 5-7 season, while UCLA hasn’t claimed a conference championship in more than 20 years and won just three games last fall. — Jack Harriswriter, Los Angeles Times, "Why are USC and UCLA losing more local recruits to Pac-12 rivals?," 29 July 2019 The lesson of the Fed under Ben Bernanke and now (Janice) Yellen is that easy money is no economic solution to this decade-long malaise. — Steve Chapman, chicagotribune.com, "Column: Trump, the Fed and our resilient economy," 12 July 2019 On Twitter, symptoms of renters’ malaise could be found all over the place, with some apartment dwellers fearing upheaval in their lives just because the landlord was suddenly making improvements to the property. — Patrick May, The Mercury News, "Bay Area renters’ giant game of musical chairs plays out online," 8 July 2019 Opinion is divided in Argentina as to who is to blame for the international team's malaise. — Matias Grez, CNN, "What next for Lionel Messi and Argentina after yet more international failure?," 3 July 2019 Extremism comes in many sectarian shades and has evolved independently against a sense of malaise within various Muslim societies, sometimes because of European inroads and imperialism, and sometimes for entirely different reasons. — Michael Rubin, National Review, "Turkey’s Africa Strategy Threatens to Breed Islamist Extremism," 26 June 2019 Facing that malaise, why wouldn’t Trump use the opportunity to give Doral an infusion of federal compensation and a healthy dose of global publicity? — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Trump’s Latest Get-Rich-Quick Scheme," 26 Aug. 2019 Systemic illness may include chills, fever, malaise, arthralgia and myalgia, and last up to two weeks. — Fox News, "Rhode Island mosquitoes test positive for potentially deadly virus EEE, officials say," 16 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'malaise.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for malaise
malaise
noun
English Language Learners Definition of malaise
medical
: a slight or general feeling of not being healthy or happy
: a problem or condition that harms or weakens a group, society, etc.
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malaise
noun
mal·aise
| \ mə-ˈlāz
, ma-
, -ˈlez\
, ma-
, -ˈlez\
Medical Definition of malaise
: an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness
fever, malaise, and other flu-like symptoms— Larry Thompson
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