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ma⋅laise

  [ma-leyz, -muh-; Fr. ma-lez]
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–noun
1. a condition of general bodily weakness or discomfort, often marking the onset of a disease.
2. a vague or unfocused feeling of mental uneasiness, lethargy, or discomfort.
Origin:
1760–70; < F, OF; see mal-, ease
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mal·aise   (mā-lāz', -lěz')   
n.  

  1. A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness.

  2. A general sense of depression or unease: "One year after the crash, the markets remain mired in a deep malaise" (New York Times).


[French, from Old French : mal-, mal- + aise, ease; see ease.]
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Word Origin & History

malaise 
1768, from Fr. malaise, lit. "ill-ease," from mal "bad" + aise "ease" (see ease).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: mal·aise
Pronunciation: m&-'lAz, ma-, -'lez
Function: noun
: an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative ofor accompanying the onset of an illness malaise in some women —Journal of the American Medical Association>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

malaise mal·aise (mā-lāz', -lěz')
n.
A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness.

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