SAT vocabulary
Malaise
A general feeling of discomfort, illness, or unease whose exact cause is difficult to identify.
Example
"An intangible malaise pervaded the company as rumors of layoffs spread through the offices."
Etymology
From Old French malaise ('discomfort'), from mal ('bad') and aise ('ease').
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