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as in illness
the condition of not being in good health
Her symptoms included fatigue and general malaise.
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as in fear
a general feeling that things are bad or wrong
They blame our modern malaise on overuse of technology.
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Recent Examples of malaise
In the years following Deng Xiaoping’s turn toward a capitalist economy, some Chinese intellectuals felt a kind of spiritual malaise; Deng’s reforms had failed to provide moral direction for a vast and proud former empire.
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Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Symptoms can include fever, headache, facial swelling, malaise and swelling of the salivary glands.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
The long-festering malaise erupted into street demonstrations last September, triggered by a social media ban, that brought thousands onto the streets, leading to clashes and fatalities that forced the resignation of Oli.
—CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
And that malaise continued Thursday.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Symptoms can include fever, headache, facial swelling, malaise and swelling of the salivary glands.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026
The long-festering malaise erupted into street demonstrations last September, triggered by a social media ban, that brought thousands onto the streets, leading to clashes and fatalities that forced the resignation of Oli.
—CNN Money, 6 Mar. 2026
And that malaise continued Thursday.
—Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malaise
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Art Dlugach, a longtime sports producer for KPIX in San Francisco, died Thursday morning in Texas, surrounded by his family after a brief illness.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Mar. 2026
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But Trump does not oppose giving voters accommodations to vote by mail for illness, disability, military or travel.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
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Geopolitical tensions – including the war in Iran – have revived fears of terrorism and instability.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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The new orders have added to fears that Israel is seeking to essentially cut off swaths of southern Lebanon from the rest of the country.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Mar. 2026
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Burning coal produces fine particles that lodge deep in the lungs and bloodstream, raising the risk of heart disease, stroke, lung cancer and chronic respiratory disease, according to the World Health Organization.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Mar. 2026
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Houry points to recent public health threats caused by vaccine preventable diseases, on which Kennedy has not given the typical response of promoting vaccines.—
Pien Huang,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026
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Underwood and his players downplayed their concerns about playing Houston in its home city.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2026
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Hitting was a major concern last regular season for the Rangers, who got middling production in terms of home runs (18th) and RBIs (19th) and struggled to consistently get on base, ranking 26th in batting average and OBP.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Mar. 2026
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The team treats patients against a backdrop of all-too-common American societal plagues, from substance use disorder to medical bankruptcies and mass shootings.—
Christian Dameff,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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Certain medical conditions also increase risk, including immune system disorders, HIV infection and not having a functioning spleen.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
20 Mar. 2026
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For others, like Swarthout, that means pushing through anxiety to keep long-standing plans.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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Teenagers with difficulty accessing their outpatient mental health care come to the ED in crisis, with intensifying depression or anxiety.—
Dr. Lauren Palladino,
Hartford Courant,
22 Mar. 2026
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The symptoms of our darkest cultural sicknesses become visible.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Mar. 2026
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Chee grimaces in pain from his ghost sickness wounds, and Manuelito notices.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Mar. 2026
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Michael King missed most of last year due to shoulder and knee ailments.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2026
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For decades researchers have been investigating whether other types of medications can treat the ailment.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Malaise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malaise. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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