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Malaise (IPA /mə'leɪz/, mal-aze) is a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness, an "out of sorts" feeling, often the first indication of an infection or other disease. Malaise is often defined in medicinal research as a "general feeling of being unwell".
The term is also often used figuratively in other contexts; for example, "economic malaise" refers to an economy that is stagnant or in recession.
There can be various causes to a malaise, from the slightest like an emotion (causing vagal response) or hunger (light hypoglycemia) to the most serious (cancer, cerebrovascular accident, internal bleeding, etc.).
Generally speaking, the malaise expresses that "something is not going right," like a general warning light, but only a medical examination can determine the cause.
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- Fatigue (medical)
- Prodrome
- U.S. President Jimmy Carter, who on July 15, 1979, gave his so-called "national malaise" speech where he described a "crisis in the growing doubt about the meaning of our own lives and in the loss of a unity of purpose for our nation." The word "malaise" did not actually appear in the text of the speech.
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