mésaise
See also: mesaise and mesaisé
French
Etymology
Old French, from més- (“mis-, dys-”) + aise. The change from feminine in Old French to masculine in French is unexplained, especially as aise has remained feminine, but may be due to influence from malaise m.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.zɛz/
Noun
mésaise m (plural mésaises)
- (obsolete) discomfort; unease
Further reading
- “mésaise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.