melancholia
[ mel-uh n-koh-lee-uh, -kohl-yuh ]
/ ˌmɛl ənˈkoʊ li ə, -ˈkoʊl yə /
noun
a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
Psychiatry.
endogenous depression.
Origin of melancholia
From Late Latin, dating back to 1685–95; see origin at
melancholy
Words nearby melancholia
melamine,
melamine resin,
melammed,
melampus,
melan-,
melancholia,
melancholia attonita,
melancholiac,
melancholic,
melancholy,
melanchthon
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Derived forms of melancholia
melancholiac, adjective, nounMedical definitions for melancholia
melancholia
[ mĕl′ən-kō′lē-ə ]
n.
A mental disorder characterized by depression, apathy, and withdrawal.