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melancholia

[ mel-uhn-koh-lee-uh, -kohl-yuh ]

noun

  1. a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
  2. Psychiatry. endogenous depression.


melancholia

/ ˌɛəˈəʊɪə /

noun

  1. a former name for depression
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Derived Forms

  • ˌˈDZˌ, adjectivenoun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of melancholia1

From Late Latin, dating back to 1685–95; melancholy
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Whilst also being silly, and people are being blown out of buildings, it has that texture of melancholia and loneliness underneath it.

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He has such a sparkle in his eye, and a joyful face, but he had a lot of melancholia.

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And people looking for a dose of introspective melancholia at the end of the festival will have to choose between The National on the Other Stage, and James Blake, who plays in the Woodsies tent.

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As they await a ruling, he said, “there’s a feeling of melancholia mixed with solidarity.”

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“McBride mixes American history with speculative fiction to dissect melancholia and political anxiety for young people who are living through uncertain times — in the future and today,” wrote the judges.

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