melancholia
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melancholia
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From Late Latin melancholia, which was in turn borrowed from the Ancient Greek medical term μελαγχολία (melankholía, “blackness of the bile”) (from μέλας (mélas), μελαν- (melan-, “black, dark, murky”) + χολή (kholḗ, “bile”)), referring to the humour which ancient Hippocratic and later Galenic medicine associated with sadness and despondency. Doublet of melancholy.
noun melancholias
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Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy
Similar: gloom, melancholy, sadness, blueness, tristesse, mirthlessness, blues, crestfallenness, dejection, depression, despondency, distress
- depression, characterised by irrational fears, guilt and apathy The reader will regret to learn that soon after my return to civilization I had another bout with insanity (if to melancholia and a sense of insufferable oppression that cruel term must be applied).
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| Español | melancolía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 우울 uul, 침울 chimul |
| 日本語 | 憂鬱 yūutsu, 鬱病 utsubyō |
| 中文 | 憂鬱 /忧郁 yōuyù, 悲哀 bēi'āi |
| Português | melancolia |
| Français | mélancolie |
| Deutsch | Melancholie, Schwermut, Wehmut |
| Italiano | malinconia |
| Ελληνικά | μελαγχολία melancholía |
| Română | melancolie, tristețe |
| Русский | меланхо́лия melanxólija |
| Tiếng Việt | trầm cảm |
| العربية | سَوْدَاوِيَّة sawdāwiyya |
Talk about this word "melancholia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/melancholia. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. melancholia. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/melancholia "melancholia." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/melancholia.Cite this
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title = {melancholia},
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