mésaise

See also: mesaise and mesaisé

French

Etymology

From 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)

1. (obsolete) discomfort; unease

Further reading

• “mésaise”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.