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mal·aise (mă-lāz', -lĕz')  |
[French, from Old French : mal-, mal- + aise, ease; see ease.]
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France is not feeling well, and there's a good French word to describe the condition:
"President Jacques Chirac said Monday that more than two weeks of violence in the poor suburbs of France is the sign of a 'profound malaise' and he ordered new measures to reach out to troubled youths and fight the discrimination believed to be at the root of it."
Link: French president says rioting reflects 'profound malaise' in the country
Posted November 15, 2005.
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| Antonyms: malaise |
Definition: depression, sickness
Antonyms: good health, health, healthiness, well being, well-being
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| ICD-10 | R53. |
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| ICD-9 | 780.7 |
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Malaise (IPA /mə'leɪz/, mal-aze) is a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness, an "out of sorts" feeling, often the first indication of an infection or other disease. Malaise is often defined in medicinal research as a "general feeling of being unwell".
The term is also often used figuratively in other contexts; for example, "economic malaise" refers to an economy that is stagnant or in recession.
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There can be various causes to a malaise, from the slightest like an emotion (causing vagal response) or hunger (light hypoglycemia) to the most serious (cancer, stroke, heart attack, internal bleeding, etc.).
Generally speaking, the malaise expresses that "something is not going right," like a general warning light, but only a medical examination can determine the cause.
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| Translations: Malaise |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - ildebefindende, utilpashed, ubehag
Nederlands (Dutch)
malaise, slecht gevoel
Français (French)
n. - malaise (sout)
Deutsch (German)
n. - Unwohlsein, Unbehagen
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - αδιαθεσία, δυσφορία
Português (Portuguese)
n. - mal-estar (m)
Español (Spanish)
n. - malestar, molestia
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lätt illamående, olustkänsla
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
不舒服
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 不舒服
한국어 (Korean)
n. - 몸이 불편한 상태, 초조, 불편, 불안
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 不定愁訴, 不安, 不調, 不快, 不快感
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) ضيق, قلق, إنحراف في الصحه
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - תשישות, הרגשה רעה, תחושת מחלה
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