Similar words
Similar in other languages
German
Unbehagen
Unbehagen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "unease, discomfort."
Spanish
desazón
Close — malaise relates to unease.
Practice
1 What does mal-être mean?
malaise, unease
2 Fill the gap: Elle exprime un mal-___ profond.
Full sentence: Elle exprime un mal-être profond. (She expresses deep unease.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches mal-être?
mal-être: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.