Malaise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mælˈeɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/malˈeɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/malˈeɪz/

2 syllables Say it as /mælˈeɪz/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

uneasiness unease

Word Forms

uneasy

adjective

relating to bodily unease that causes discomfort

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Unwohlsein

körperliche Beschwerden (wie leichte Übelkeit oder Depression)

🇪🇸Spanish

malestar

malestar físico (como enfermedad leve o depresión)

🇮🇹Italian

malessere

disagio fisico (come lieve malessere o depressione)

🇵🇹Portuguese

mal-estar

desconforto físico (como doença leve ou depressão)

🇷🇺Russian

недомогание

физический дискомфорт (как легкое недомогание или депрессия)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अस्वस्थता

शारीरिक परेशानी (हल्की बीमारी या अवसाद के रूप में)

🇧🇩Bengali

অস্থিরতা

শারীরিক অস্বস্তি (হালকা অসুস্থতা বা বিষণ্নতা হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

உடல்நலக்குறைவு

உடல் அசௌகரியம் (லேசான நோய் அல்லது மனச்சோர்வு)

🇮🇳Telugu

అస్వస్థత

శారీరక అసౌకర్యం (తేలికపాటి అనారోగ్యం లేదా నిరాశ వంటి)

🇮🇳Marathi

अस्वस्थता

शारीरिक अस्वस्थता (सौम्य आजार किंवा नैराश्य म्हणून)

🇮🇳Gujarati

અસ્વસ્થતા

શારીરિક અગવડતા (હળવી માંદગી અથવા હતાશા તરીકે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ

ದೈಹಿಕ ಅಸ್ವಸ್ಥತೆ (ಸೌಮ್ಯ ಕಾಯಿಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಖಿನ್ನತೆಯಂತೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

അസ്വാസ്ഥ്യം

ശാരീരിക അസ്വാസ്ഥ്യം (മിതമായ അസുഖം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ വിഷാദം പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਚੈਨੀ

ਸਰੀਰਕ ਬੇਅਰਾਮੀ (ਹਲਕੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਜਾਂ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਵਜੋਂ)

🇵🇰Urdu

بے چینی

جسمانی تکلیف (ہلکی بیماری یا افسردگی کے طور پر)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不适

身体不适（如轻度疾病或抑郁）

🇯🇵Japanese

倦怠感

身体的不快感（軽度の病気やうつ病など）

🇰🇷Korean

불쾌

신체적 불편함(경미한 질병이나 우울증 등)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tình trạng khó chịu

khó chịu về thể chất (như bệnh nhẹ hoặc trầm cảm)

🇹🇭Thai

อาการไม่สบาย

ความรู้สึกไม่สบายทางกายภาพ (เช่น ความเจ็บป่วยเล็กน้อยหรือภาวะซึมเศร้า)

🇮🇩Indonesian

rasa tidak enak

ketidaknyamanan fisik (seperti penyakit ringan atau depresi)

🇵🇭Filipino

karamdaman

pisikal na kakulangan sa ginhawa (bilang banayad na sakit o depresyon)

🇲🇾Malay

rasa lesu

ketidakselesaan fizikal (sebagai penyakit ringan atau kemurungan)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

توعك

الانزعاج الجسدي (مثل المرض الخفيف أو الاكتئاب)

🇮🇷Persian

بی حالی

ناراحتی فیزیکی (به عنوان بیماری خفیف یا افسردگی)

🇹🇷Turkish

keyifsizlik

Fiziksel rahatsızlık (hafif hastalık veya depresyon gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְבוּכָה

אי נוחות פיזית (כמו מחלה קלה או דיכאון)

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'malaise'?

The primary meaning of 'malaise' is 'physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'malaise' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'malaise' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'malaise' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'malaise' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'malaise' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'malaise' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'malaise' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'malaise' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'malaise' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'malaise' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted