malaise

IPA: mæɫˈeɪz

A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
An ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression.
Ill will or hurtful feelings for others or someone.

Examples of "malaise" in Sentences

* Carter did not use the word malaise in his politically disastrous televised speech of July 15, 1979.
And another thing too - when a malaise is as commonplace as 'street harassment/eve teasing' is, we become somewhat indifferent to it.
Jimmy Carter's "malaise" speech - one in which the word malaise does not, curiously enough, appear - was delivered 30 years ago, on July 15, 1979.
A pledge for a better tomorrow, a commitment by African leaders to liberate the continent from what they call a malaise of underdevelopment and exclusion.
Institute President Mark Baldassare said voters are not moved by any of the candidates for major office this year, and their malaise is reflected in the high number of undecided voters.
One wonders if the hiring of some of our young people with the best computational skills by the financial industry that contributed so much to our current malaise is something to celebrate.
Ronald Reagan seized on that malaise message - worth noting that the word "malaise" never appeared in Carter's speech - and cast himself as an optimist who believed the best times were still ahead for the country.