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    Malaise (en. Faintness)

    /ma.lɛz/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    noun
    State of discomfort or suffering.
    After eating, I felt a malaise.
    Après avoir mangé, j'ai ressenti un malaise.
    General dissatisfaction or social tension.
    There is a malaise in today's society.
    Il y a un malaise dans la société actuelle.

    Etymology

    From Old French 'malaise', meaning a 'bad state' or 'bad condition'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    a temporary discomfort
    A temporary sensation of discomfort.
    un malaise passager
    to cause someone to feel discomfort
    To provoke a feeling of discomfort in someone.
    faire ressentir un malaise
    a social malaise
    A feeling of disagreement or discomfort within a group.
    un malaise social

    Related Words

    malaise
    State of psychological suffering or discomfort.
    mal-être
    disillusion
    Loss of illusions, feeling of disappointment.
    désillusion
    worry
    State of anxiety or concern.
    inquiétude

    Slang Meanings

    Embarrassment or discomfort in a social situation.
    There was a real malaise at the party after that joke.
    Il y avait un vrai malaise à la fête après cette blague.
    Feeling of boredom or irritation.
    That movie left me with a total malaise.
    Ce film m'a laissé un malaise total.