malaise
A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset…A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
» Do you think your feeling of malaise is related to your job?
Вы думаете, ваше чувство апатии связано с вашей работой?
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
Unbehagen, Unwohlsein
недомога́ниеnedomogánije
(countable, uncountable)An ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression.
дискомфо́ртdiskomfórt
(countable, uncountable)Ill will or hurtful feelings for others or someone.
- physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
Examples
3 sentencesDo you think your feeling of malaise is related to your job?
ruВы думаете, ваше чувство апатии связано с вашей работой?
The more time I spend at work, the greater my sense of malaise, and the greater my need for rest at home.
Saltsman thinks the abundance of options might be the cause of day-to-day malaise in modern American society.
Translations
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Origin
From French malaise (“ill ease”), from mal- (“bad, badly”) + aise (“ease”). Compare ill atFrom French malaise (“ill ease”), from mal- (“bad, badly”) + aise (“ease”). Compare ill at ease.
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Forms
plural: malaisesSynonyms
7 synonyms- physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression):uneaseuneasiness
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable