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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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. 2019 There’s a constant fear of failure surrounding critiques of this team, a sense that July’s ecstasy could become autumn’s malaise, and Bochy made his entrance Saturday in the wake of a bitter loss to the Phillies just hours before. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "Power and pitching: Like old times for the Giants," 10 Aug. 2019 Cain, who has been in a season-long offensive malaise, batted sixth. — Tom Haudricourt, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Brewers 9, Pirates 7: Christian Yelich hits two home runs and offense finally comes to life," 5 Aug. 2019 During a 4-5 trip that ended in Sunday's 6-2 loss to the Rockies, the Giants fell into a good-day, bad-day malaise that fits their profile as a team whose primary quest is rebuilding and features too many mainline players cannot regularly produce. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, "Giants drop final 2019 game at Coors despite Donovan Solano’s power show," 4 Aug. 2019 Europe's malaise could have dangerous ripple effects. — Julia Horowitz, CNN, "Europe is sleepwalking its way to another lost decade," 18 July 2019 The dire predicaments of these two urban areas is a cautionary tale—a symptom of the larger malaise that plagues water management in a country that is soon to be the most populous on Earth. — National Geographic, "India’s water crisis could be helped by better building, planning," 15 July 2019 Besides allergic reactions, many zoonotic conditions start with a fever and general malaise. — oregonlive.com, "Ask an Expert: Get the right planting mix for healthy blueberries," 19 July 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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