Main Entry:

mal·aise

Pronunciation:

\mə-ˈlāz, ma-, -ˈlez\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

French malaise, from Old French, from mal- + aise comfort — more at ease

Date:

circa 1768

1 : an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness 2 : a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being <a malaise of cynicism and despair — Malcolm Boyd>