drearihead

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drearihead

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From Middle English dreryhed; equivalent to dreary + -head (“hood”).

noun

obsolete, uncountable sadness; dreariness suddein feare and ghastly drerihedd
Similar: melancholia, melancholy, unhappiness, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency, distress

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@misc{drearihead_2026,
  title = {drearihead},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/drearihead},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}