malaise

mal·aise

noun \mə-ˈlāz, ma-, -ˈlez\

Definition of MALAISE

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>

Examples of MALAISE

1. The symptoms include headache, malaise, and fatigue.
2. An infected person will feel a general malaise.
3. The country's current economic problems are symptoms of a deeper malaise.

Origin of MALAISE

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

First Known Use: circa 1768

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with MALAISE

ablaze, agaze, amaze, appraise, catchphrase, crossways, deglaze, dispraise, dog days, edgeways, emblaze, endways, flatways, foodways, in phase, Lachaise, leastways, lengthways, liaise, noun phrase, pj's, post chaise, sideways, slantways, stargaze, ukase, upraise, weekdays

mal·aise

noun \mə-ˈlāz, ma-, -ˈlez\   (Medical Dictionary)

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 flulike symptoms—Larry Thompson>