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- pronunciation:
- ma
leIz
- features:
- Word Parts
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noun |
| definition: |
a state or condition of feeling generally unwell, mentally depressed, sluggish, or uneasy.
She's been in a malaise since she lost her baby, and she hasn't felt up to returning to work.- synonyms:
- discomfort, disquiet, feebleness, infirmity, uneasiness
- similar words:
- angst, anxiety, disease, distress, illness, malady, nausea, sickness
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| related words: |
boredom, discomfort, malady, twinge |
The word malaise
contains the following part:
mal, male
Latin
root
that means bad, evil, ill
  Example words:
- antonyms:
- ben, bene, bon
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