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Malady vs Malaise - What's the difference?

malady | malaise |

As nouns the difference between malady and malaise

is that malady is any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder while malaise is a feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.

malady

English

Noun

(maladies)
  • Any ailment or disease of the body; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder.
  • * The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the mind. Buckminster .
  • A moral or mental defect or disorder.
  • * Love's a malady without a cure. Dryden .

    • Synonyms

    * ailment * disease * disorder * distemper * illness * sickness

    References

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    malaise

    English

    (wikipedia malaise)

    Noun

    (-)
  • A feeling of general bodily discomfort, fatigue or unpleasantness, often at the onset of illness.
  • An ambiguous feeling of mental or moral depression.
  • Ill will or hurtful feelings for others or someone.

    • Synonyms

    * angst * doldrums * ill at ease * melancholy * unease * weltschmerz