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as in illness
the condition of not being in good health
Her symptoms included fatigue and general malaise.
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as in fear
a general feeling that things are bad or wrong
They blame our modern malaise on overuse of technology.
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Advertisement Yes, the strikes and the general malaise in Hollywood have played a role in dragging down a cinema business that’s still in post-pandemic recovery mode.
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Yet, voter malaise over the economy and the immigration crisis has helped Trump maintain an edge in Arizona, the only border battleground state.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Oct. 2024
At the onset of symptoms, people infected with COVID-19 will begin to experience a general feeling of malaise, followed by fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough and headaches, Culler says.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
It is related to alcoholic liver disease and leads to symptoms like pale poop, jaundice, an enlarged liver, and malaise (a general feeling of being unwell).12
Viral hepatitis: This is also the inflammation of the liver, but this case of hepatitis occurs due to infection.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2024
Yet, voter malaise over the economy and the immigration crisis has helped Trump maintain an edge in Arizona, the only border battleground state.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Oct. 2024
At the onset of symptoms, people infected with COVID-19 will begin to experience a general feeling of malaise, followed by fever, runny nose, sore throat, cough and headaches, Culler says.
—Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 12 Oct. 2024
It is related to alcoholic liver disease and leads to symptoms like pale poop, jaundice, an enlarged liver, and malaise (a general feeling of being unwell).12
Viral hepatitis: This is also the inflammation of the liver, but this case of hepatitis occurs due to infection.
—Joy Emeh, Health, 2 Oct. 2024
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“Malaise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malaise. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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