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Malaise
/məˈleɪz/
Synonyms for "malaise" (274 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (55)
Noun(4 words)
abnormalityaches and painsacute diseaseaffectionafflictionagitationailmentall oversall-oversallergic diseaseallergyangstanguishanxietyanxiety hysteriaanxiety neurosisanxious benchanxious concernanxious seatanxiousness
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apprehensionapprehensivenessatrophybacterial diseasebirth defectblahsblank despondencyblightblusterbobberyboilboilingboredombrouhahabustlecankerworm of carecardiovascular diseasecarecheerlessnesschronic diseasechurncirculatory diseasecommotioncomplaintcomplicationconcernconcernmentconditioncongenital defectconturbationdeath wish
Strong matches (82)
debilitydecrepitudedefectdeficiency diseasedeformitydegenerative diseasedejectednessdejectiondepressiondespairdespondencydespondentnessdisabilitydiscomfortdiscomposurediscontentdiscouragementdiseasedisheartenmentdislike
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disorderdispiritednessdispleasuredisquietdisquietudedissatisfactiondistemperdistressdisturbancedolordown tripdowncastnessdownerdownheartednessdreaddrooping spiritsdullnessebullitionembroilmentemptinessendemicendemic diseaseendocrine diseaseennuiepidemic diseaseexcitementexistential woefearfeeblenessfermentfermentationfeverfeverishnessfidgetsflapflatnessflurryflusterflutterationfomentforebodingforebodingnessfumefunctional diseasefungus diseasefussgastrointestinal diseasegenetic disease
Noun(14 words)
discomfortdiscontentdiscontentsdiseasesdisquietdissatisfactiondistressdoldrumsdysphoriafatigue episodefeel sickfeeling unwellflounderingfunks
Related words (137)
grimnesshandicapheartlessnesshereditary diseasehopelessnesshubbubhurly burlyhurly-burlyhurthurtingiatrogenic diseaseillnessindispositioninfectious diseaseinfirmityinquietudejittersjoylessnessjumpinesslack of pleasure
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low spiritslownesslowness of spiritmaelstrommaladymiserymisgivingmoilmorbiditymorbusmuscular diseasenauseanervinessnervositynervous strainnervous tensionnervousnessneurological diseasenongratificationnonsatisfactionnutritional diseaseoccupational diseaseoppressionorganic diseaseoveranxietypainpainfulnesspandemic diseasepangpathological conditionpathologyperturbationpessimismpins and needlespipplant diseaseprotozoan diseasepsychosomatic diseasepuckerrespiratory diseaserestlessnessrockinessroilroutrowsavorlessnessschmerzsecondary diseaseseedinessseetheseethingself-destructive urgesickishnesssicklinesssicknesssignsignssinking heartslough of despondsolicitudespiritlessnessspleenstalenessstewstirstrainsufferingsuicidal despairsuspenseswirlsymptomsymptomatologysymptomologysymptomssyndrometaedium vitaetastelessnesstediousnesstediumtensionthe pipto doto-dotrepidationtrepiditytroubletumulttumultuationturbidityturbulenceturmoiltwitteruncomfortablenessuneaseuneasinessunhappinessunhealthinessunpleasureunquietnessunrestunsatisfactionupseturogenital diseasevexationvexation of spiritvirus diseasewasting diseaseweariness of lifeworm diseasezeal
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: unease, abnormality, aches and pains, acute disease, affection.
- Sentence evidence is available for malaise, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, moby, derived_reverse, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "malaise".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "malaise"
Keep "malaise" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "malaise" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "malaise", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "malaise" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
6 entriesCollocations
5 entrieschronic malaiseconstitutional malaisegeneral malaisenonspecific malaisepersistent malaise
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
33 translations across 24 languages.
Arabic
2 entries- تَوَعُّك noun (bodily feeling)
- عَلَز noun (bodily feeling)
Bulgarian
1 entries- неразположение noun (bodily feeling)
Catalan
1 entries- malestar noun (bodily feeling)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 不舒服 noun (bodily feeling)
- 不適 /不适 noun (bodily feeling)
- 欠安 noun (bodily feeling)
Czech
1 entries- malátnost noun (bodily feeling)
Dutch
1 entries- ongesteldheid noun (bodily feeling)
Finnish
2 entries- huonovointisuus noun (bodily feeling)
- pahanolontunne noun (bodily feeling)
French
1 entries- malaise noun (bodily feeling)
German
2 entries- Unbehagen noun (bodily feeling)
- Unwohlsein noun (bodily feeling)
Greek
1 entries- αδιαθεσία noun (bodily feeling)
Hungarian
2 entries- gyengélkedés noun (bodily feeling)
- rossz közérzet noun (bodily feeling)
Irish
2 entries- easláinte noun (bodily feeling)
- meath-thinneas noun (bodily feeling)
Italian
1 entries- malessere noun (bodily feeling)
Japanese
1 entries- 不快 noun (bodily feeling)
Korean
1 entries- 불쾌감 noun (bodily feeling)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- njederjeměśe noun (bodily feeling)
Macedonian
1 entries- малаксаност noun (bodily feeling)
Persian
1 entries- ناخوشی noun (bodily feeling)
Portuguese
1 entries- mal-estar noun (bodily feeling)
Romanian
1 entries- indispoziție noun (bodily feeling)
Russian
1 entries- недомога́ние noun (bodily feeling)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- malaksalost noun (bodily feeling)
Spanish
1 entries- malestar noun (bodily feeling)
Swedish
3 entries- illamående noun (bodily feeling)
- olust noun (bodily feeling)
- sjukdomskänsla noun (bodily feeling)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
Saltsman thinks the abundance of options might be the cause of day-to-day malaise in modern American society.
Source: tatoeba (8212753)
The more time I spend at work, the greater my sense of malaise, and the greater my need for rest at home.
Source: tatoeba (11034639)
As we talked, I realized that the source of my malaise was a kind of cognitive dissonance, where I could not reconcile the values and ways of life that I had come to embrace during my time away with the ones that seemed so opposed and unchanging at home.
Source: tatoeba (12222125)
Showing 4 of 8 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "malaise"?
Closest matches include unease, abnormality, aches and pains, acute disease, affection.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "malaise"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.