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malaise definition

ma·laise (ma lāz′, mə-)

noun

  1. a vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness, as early in an illness
  2. a vague awareness of moral or social decline

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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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