malaise
noun
[ maˈleɪz ]
• a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
• "a general air of malaise"
Similar:
unhappiness,
restlessness,
uneasiness,
unease,
melancholy,
depression,
despondency,
dejection,
disquiet,
trouble,
anxiety,
anguish,
angst,
ailment(s),
ills,
lassitude,
listlessness,
languor,
weariness,
enervation,
doldrums,
weakness,
feebleness,
debility,
indisposition,
infirmity,
illness,
sickness,
disease,
discomfort,
Weltschmerz,
ennui,
Origin:
mid 18th century: from French, from Old French mal ‘bad’ (from Latin malus ) + aise ‘ease’.
