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malaise

Noun

IPA /məˈleɪz/

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A vague feeling that something is wrong or unsatisfactory.

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malaise/məˈleɪz/

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A team cannot name one clear problem
Energy and confidence remain low
A vague sense of unease spreads

Malaise is a general feeling that something is wrong or unsatisfactory.

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A sense of malaise settled over the club after months of disagreement.
The report described a malaise within the organisation that no one could easily explain.

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malaise — A vague feeling that something is wrong or unsatisfactory.

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A vague feeling that something is wrong or unsatisfactory.

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Word origin

From French malaise, combining elements meaning bad and ease.

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A sense of malaise is a common phrase for an uneasy, hard-to-define feeling.

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