malaisenoun [ S or U ]
uk/mælˈeɪz/us/mælˈeɪz/formala general feeling of being ill or having no energy, or an uncomfortable feeling that something is wrong, especially with society, and that you cannot change the situation:
They claim it is a symptom of a deeper and more general malaise in society.
We were discussing the roots of the current economic malaise.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Not fit & healthy
- bedridden
- critical list
- crook
- danger list
- dehydrated
- emaciated
- far gone
- frailty
- groggy
- ill
- infirmity
- insufficiency
- knock
- not agree with sb idiom
- off-colour
- organic
- relapse
- shadow
- starved
- unhealthy
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