MELANCHOLIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("melancholia" is a kind of...):

depression (a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity)

Derivation:

melancholic (characterized by or causing or expressing sadness)

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