malaise
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ma·laise /məˈleɪz, mæ-/ noun [singular, uncountable] formal 1 WORRIEDa general problem that is difficult to describe in an exact way 〔广泛存在的〕难以捉摸的问题，无法描述的问题 a general malaise within society 社会中一个难以言喻的普遍问题2. MIa general feeling that you are slightly ill or not happy in your life 不适；不满；不快
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malaise• The first sign of illness is a malaise no worse than influenza.• It is a malaise that affects both intellectuals and the masses.• There is a restlessness, a malaise, among the workers.• economic malaise• These include general malaise, vision problems, and increases in anxiety and insomnia.• They can also help a floundering organization extricate itself from the depths of a self-inflicted malaise.• Many wanted to share their strange feelings of malaise.• Conversely, when a nation begins to see itself historically and destroys its mythology, the result is secularization and spiritual malaise.• The malaise had spread countrywide however.Origin malaise (1700-1800) French mal- ( → MAL-) + aise “comfort”ma·laise nounChineseSyllable
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malaise
ma‧laise /məˈleɪz, mæ-/
noun [singular, uncountable] formal1. a general problem that is difficult to describe in an exact way:
a general malaise within society
2. a general feeling that you are slightly ill or not happy in your life
ma‧laise /məˈleɪz, mæ-/
noun [singular, uncountable] formal1. a general problem that is difficult to describe in an exact way: 2. a general feeling that you are slightly ill or not happy in your life