Vocabulary
Malaise
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
A problem or Condition that harms or weakness a group or society etc.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- The malaise is older than Donald Trump.
- Grisly figures Sahil reported 3,364 child abuse cases in 2024 from across the country -show a deeper malaise that feeds on power.
- The movement was to rehabilitate the socioeconomic equilibrium of society as monotheism and socioeconomic justice were deemed the panacea to the twin malaise of polytheism and socioeconomic disequilibrium in Makkah.
- It is also true that official projects to resolve the issue have been plagued by financial irregularities a nationwide malaise.
- That the industry, notorious for wielding its enormous political clout to profiteer, manipulate policy and steal taxes, has pulled this off again is not just scandalous, it also exposes the deeper malaise of governance failure.
Synonyms
unhappiness, restlessness, uneasiness
Antonyms
comfort, well-being
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