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malaise
/məˈleɪz/
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What does malaise mean?
noun
- A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
- An ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression.
- Ill will or hurtful feelings for others or someone.
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IPA pronunciation
/məˈleɪz/
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Mr. Babcock’s moral malaise, I am afraid, lay deeper than where any definition of mine can reach it.
Consider to whom you go—to poor souls whose life, compared with yours, is one long malaise of body, and soul, and spirit—and do as you would be done by; instead of reproving and fault-finding, encourage.
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Ten had suffered at the time of the menopause from slight malaise, but not sufficiently to call in a medical attendant.
According to Dana it begins gradually with malaise and headache.