Definition of Melancholia

1. Noun. Extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears.

Generic synonyms: Depression
Derivative terms: Melancholic

Definition of Melancholia

1. n. A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas.

Definition of Melancholia

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Melancholia

1. A kind of mental unsoundness characterised by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas. Origin: L. See Melancholy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Melancholia

melamine
melamines
melamine formaldehyde
melamine resin
melamine resin
Melampodium
Melampodium leucanthum
Melampsora
Melampsoraceae
Melampsora lini
melampyrite
melan-
melanaemia
melanagogue
melancholia (current term)
melancholia (current term)
melancholiac
melancholiacs
melancholias
melancholic
melancholic
melancholics
melancholies
melancholy
melancholy
melancholy thistle
Melanchthon
melanedema
Melanerpes
Melanerpes erythrocephalus

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