MALAISE


Meaning of MALAISE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ mə-ˈlāz, ma-, -ˈlez ]

noun

Etymology: French malaise, from Old French, from mal- + aise comfort — more at ease

Date: circa 1768

1. : an indefinite feeling of debility or lack of health often indicative of or accompanying the onset of an illness

2. : a vague sense of mental or moral ill-being

a malaise of cynicism and despair — Malcolm Boyd

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.