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I Learned A Word

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Whenever you learn a fun word in a language you speak natively or fluently, share it here! I personally will be posting only English words for now, but other languages are welcome if anybody else wants to contribute!

If you want to share a word, please provide the word, the definition and the context in which you found it. That way we can see the word in use.

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Today I learned the word Malaise!

noun: malaise

a general feeling of discomfort, illness, or uneasiness whose exact cause is difficult to identify.

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The context was "Tell me: have you noticed any residual psionic malaise since the alleged encounter?" Shout out Balder's Gate 3.

An alternative sentence could be "The symptoms include headache, fatigue and malaise"

This is a word that will serve me greatly. I rarely get sick but I frequently have days where I just feel generally poor for about 24 hours. Now I can sound pretentious when describing how I feel to my wife!

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