malaise means A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 74 out of 100.
Why this word is great
MALAISE — [Noun] A general feeling of bodily discomfort, unease, or lack of well-being, often marking the onset of an illness. From French malaise, from Old French mal ("bad," from Latin malus) + aise ("ease, comfort"). Unlike "lethargy," which denotes a specific, leaden inertia, or "anguish," which implies acute, pointed torment, malaise is a pervasive, low-grade fog that blurs the line between mind and body. It is the premonitory chill before a fever, the inexplicable weight of afternoon light, the sense of one's own skin as a poorly fitting garment—a somatic whisper, the body's first and most elegant argument against the world.
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- A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.“Addressing tech malaise has become a trend with authors and self-help coaches – such as Catherine Price, author of How to Break Up With Your Phone, who, during a $295, 50-minute phone call, will offer you advice on things like how to create roadblocks to checking your phone by putting a rubber band around your screen, and “think of the bigger picture” rather than what you’re missing on Twitter.”
- An ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression.“Their failure helped produce the widespread malaise reported by Thucydides: the Athenians "grieved over their private sufferings, the common people because, having started out with less, they were deprived even of that; the rich had lost their beautiful estates in the country, the houses as well as their expensive furnishings, but worst of all, they had war instead of peace" (2.65.2).”
- Ill will or hurtful feelings for others or someone.