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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
But that didn’t happen this time—which is the first part of our buying opportunity here:
Cocoa supply was the culprit for Hershey’s malaise.
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Getty Images Gen Z seems to have a case of economic malaise.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 7 June 2025
The Dolphins are in the midst of a multi-season malaise wrapped around a financial funk, and there’s no way out except either win now or start over.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Yet there also is no guarantee that the Padres will fully awaken from their recent offensive malaise, that injured starting pitchers Michael King and Yu Darvish will return anytime soon or that, weeks from now, San Diego could justify acquiring significant reinforcements.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
Getty Images Gen Z seems to have a case of economic malaise.
—Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 7 June 2025
The Dolphins are in the midst of a multi-season malaise wrapped around a financial funk, and there’s no way out except either win now or start over.
—Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 4 June 2025
Yet there also is no guarantee that the Padres will fully awaken from their recent offensive malaise, that injured starting pitchers Michael King and Yu Darvish will return anytime soon or that, weeks from now, San Diego could justify acquiring significant reinforcements.
—Dennis Lin, New York Times, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malaise
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No chronic illness, no prescription medications, normal blood work and all that in my physical exams.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2025
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But then there are the rare illnesses that produce truly violent forces.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 June 2025
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After a den of thieves ransacked a rural Northern California home so many times that the owner fled in fear, the property fell into even wilder hands: a group of bears, authorities said.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
28 June 2025
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The fear, in fact, is that our continual need to standardize will modernize ourselves out of existence.—
Sara Novak,
Discover Magazine,
28 June 2025
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After Yang was found, Police thanked those who assisted in the search for the missing man, who also has Parkinson’s disease.—
Abigail Adams,
People.com,
28 June 2025
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Do control the Asian psyllid insects with an insecticide spray at each flush of growth to prevent the spread of greening disease.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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On both the commercial, as well as the military side, the ability to deliver against order books was a paramount concern due to the ongoing ramp in commercial deliveries, and the shortfalls in munitions and missiles from wars in Ukraine and the mid-East.—
Jerrold Lundquist,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2025
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This has increased concern over escalating rhetoric and the possibility that individual actors will feel compelled to take matters into their own hands.—
Odette Yousef,
NPR,
21 June 2025
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In a world where ordinary systems wind down toward greater disorder (the second law of thermodynamics), Ilya Prigogine was taken by the question of how life keeps winding up.—
Ginny Whitelaw,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The Hartford Healthcare Institute of Living advises that hoarding is considered a neurobiological disorder.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
27 June 2025
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In addition to being an outstanding source of quality protein, vitamins, and minerals, eggs contain choline, an essential nutrient that plays a vital role in brain health and helps to reduce stress and anxiety by improving emotional well-being.—
Alessandra Signorelli,
Vogue,
23 June 2025
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Too much attention, often understandably driven by shareholder and financial analyst anxiety, is being placed on the lagging indicators of current performance.—
Paul Laudicina,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2025
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Remember the symptoms of heat exhaustion In extreme cases, intense heat can lead to sickness as your body struggles to regulate its temperature.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
26 June 2025
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There’s a cultural sickness at the heart of this — the tendency to mistake charisma for character, proximity for integrity, success for safety.—
Rob Shuter,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2025
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In Eastern medicine, the fruit, seeds and tree leaves are used to treat a variety of ailments, including coughs and inflammation.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 June 2025
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Meanwhile, the Thunder’s ailment in this one was turnovers.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2025
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“Malaise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malaise. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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