malaise

• Nom désignant un sentiment général d'inconfort ou de malaise, souvent sans cause précise, ainsi qu'un état de trouble ou d'inquiétude diffus.

A noun referring to a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease, often without a specific cause.

indénombrable

1. B2formalmedical

   A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.

   malaise général

   • The patient complained of a general malaise and fatigue.
   • After the long flight, she felt a sense of malaise.
   • The doctor could not find a specific cause for his malaise.

   Synonymesdebilitydiscomfortillnessindispositionlassitudesicknessuneaseuneasiness

2. Societal uneaseC1formal

   A vague or unfocused feeling of moral or social decline, dissatisfaction, or lack of energy in a group or society.

   malaise social

   • The country is experiencing a deep economic malaise.
   • A sense of political malaise has spread among the voters.
   • The malaise of the post-war generation was captured in the literature of the time.

   Synonymesangstdisaffectiondiscontentdissatisfactionennuilistlessnesstorporuneaseunrest

   Antonymescontentmentflourishinghealthmoraleprosperityvigorvitalitywellbeing