# malaise

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈleɪz/ · frequency rank #35,398

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

## Etymology
From French malaise (“ill ease”), from mal- (“bad, badly”) + aise (“ease”). Compare ill at ease.

## Easily confused with
- **malice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malaise-vs-malice)
- **Malays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malaise-vs-malays)
- **marais** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malaise-vs-marais)
- **Maltese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malaise-vs-maltese)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amlaise`, `maalise`, `malaies`, `malaisse`, `malasie`, `maliase`, `mallaise`, `mlaaise`, `mmalaise`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/malaise