MALAISE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for MALAISE?

Need another word that means the same as “malaise”? Find 13 synonyms and 30 related words for “malaise” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Malaise” are: unease, uneasiness, unhappiness, restlessness, melancholy, depression, despondency, dejection, disquiet, trouble, anxiety, anguish, angst

Malaise as a Noun

Definitions of "Malaise" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “malaise” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression.
• A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.

Synonyms of "Malaise" as a noun (13 Words)

angst	A feeling of persistent worry about something trivial. Rock and pop have a tradition of celebrating adolescent angst.
anguish	Severe mental or physical pain or suffering. Philip gave a cry of anguish.
anxiety	A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease about something with an uncertain outcome. He felt a surge of anxiety.
dejection	A sad and depressed state; low spirits. He was slumped in deep dejection.
depression	A state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention. The original shallow depressions were slowly converted to creeks.
despondency	Feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless. An air of despondency.
disquiet	A feeling of worry or unease. Public disquiet about animal testing.
melancholy	A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy. He had an ability to convey a sense of deep melancholy and yearning through much of his work.
restlessness	The quality of being ceaselessly moving or active. Waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness.
trouble	A source of difficulty. He s been in trouble with the police.
unease	Anxiety or discontent. Public unease about defence policy.
uneasiness	Inability to rest or relax or be still. The media often express a general uneasiness with animal research.
unhappiness	Emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being. I ve seen too much unhappiness caused by broken marriages.

Usage Examples of "Malaise" as a noun

• A society afflicted by a deep cultural malaise.
• A general air of malaise.

Associations of "Malaise" (30 Words)

afraid	Unwilling or reluctant to do something for fear of the consequences. Afraid of snakes.
agoraphobia	A morbid fear of open spaces (as fear of being caught alone in some public place.
alarm	An alarm clock. The boat tilted and the boatmen cried out in alarm.
alarming	Worrying or disturbing. Our countryside is disappearing at an alarming rate.
altercation	Noisy quarrel. I had an altercation with the ticket collector.
angst	A feeling of persistent worry about something trivial. The existential angst of the middle classes.
anxiety	Strong desire or concern to do something or for something to happen. He felt a surge of anxiety.
apprehension	Understanding; grasp. They acted with intent to prevent lawful apprehension.
claustrophobia	A morbid fear of being closed in a confined space. The small stuffy room had begun to give him claustrophobia.
disquiet	Make (someone) worried or uneasy. Public disquiet about animal testing.
distract	Perplex and bewilder. It was another attempt to distract attention from the truth.
doldrums	A belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific. The mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years.
dread	Causing fear or dread or terror. The dread presence of the headmaster.
fear	An anxious feeling. I fear she might get aggressive.
frightening	Making someone afraid or anxious; terrifying. A frightening experience.
horror	Something that inspires horror something horrible. Children screamed in horror.
misgiving	Uneasiness about the fitness of an action. I felt a sense of misgiving at the prospect of retirement.
neurotic	A neurotic person. He seemed a neurotic self obsessed character.
panic	Drive someone through panic into hasty action. Panic selling.
perturb	Cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull. Fundamentalists threaten to perturb the social order.
phobia	An anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations. Phobic disorder is a general term for all phobias.
phobic	Suffering from irrational fears. She s phobic about spiders.
qualm	A momentary faint or sick feeling. Military regimes generally have no qualms about controlling the press.
scruple	Raise scruples. I had no scruples about eavesdropping.
stagnation	Lack of activity, growth, or development. A period of economic stagnation.
terrifying	Causing extreme terror. A terrifying wail.
terror	Terrorism. A terror suspect.
trouble	Take the trouble to do something concern oneself. He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday.
uneasiness	Feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable. I sensed the uneasiness of people around me.
worry	A strong feeling of anxiety. I worry about my job.