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Melancholia

Melancholia Meaning & Definition
Melancholia Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Melancholia?

[n] extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears

Synonyms | Synonyms for Melancholia:

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See Also | depression

Melancholia In Webster's Dictionary

\Mel`an*cho"li*a\, n. [L. See {Melancholy}.] (Med.) 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.

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