mal-estar — meaning in English

English meaning

• malaise noun A vague feeling of physical discomfort or unease, often an early sign of illness.
• qualm noun A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.

Senses

mal-estar is used for these senses in English:

• malaise A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
• qualm A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness. [from 16th c.]

malaise — full definition

1. noun A vague feeling of physical discomfort or unease, often an early sign of illness.
2. noun A general sense of unease, dissatisfaction, or low morale in a group or society.

qualm — full definition

1. noun A feeling of apprehension, doubt, fear etc.
2. noun A sudden sickly feeling; queasiness.
3. noun A prick of the conscience; a moral scruple, a pang of guilt.
4. noun Mortality; plague; pestilence.

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