malaise

The definition of malaise is a general feeling of being tired or under the weather.

(noun)

An example of malaise is when you start to get a cold and are just feeling kind of yucky.

See malaise in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

Origin: Fr < mal, bad (see mal-) + aise, ease

See malaise in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A vague feeling of bodily discomfort, as at the beginning of an illness.
A general sense of depression or unease: “One year after the crash, the markets remain mired in a deep malaise” (New York Times).

Origin:

Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: : mal-, mal-

Origin: + aise, ease; see ease

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