ma·laise
noun/məˈleɪz/
/məˈleɪz/
[uncountable, singular] (formal)- a general feeling of being ill, unhappy or not satisfied, or that something is wrong in society, without being able to explain or identify what is wrong
synonym unease莫名的不适(或不快、不满);难以捉摸的问题 - economic/financial/social malaise
揣摩不透的经济/金融/社会问题 - a serious malaise among the staff
员工极为不满的情绪 - The latest crime figures are merely symptomatic of a wider malaise in society.
最新的犯罪数据只是社会更广泛问题的征兆。
Word Originmid 18th cent.: from French, from Old French mal ‘bad’ (from Latin malus) + aise ‘ease’. - economic/financial/social malaise