a general feeling of being ill or having no energy, or an uncomfortable feeling that something is wrong, especially with society, and that you cannot change the situation

They claim it is a symptom of a deeper and more general malaise in society. 他们声称这表明对社会更深层次和更加广泛的不满。

We were discussing the roots of the current economic malaise. 我们在讨论当前经济萎靡不振的根源。