melancholia meaning
Noun: melancholia `melun'kowleeu
- Extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
Derived forms: melancholias
See also: melancholic
Type of: depression
Encyclopedia: Melancholia
[Medicine]
An affective disorder manifested by either a dysphoric mood or loss of interest or pleasure in usual activities. The mood disturbance is prominent and relatively persistent. n : a mental condition characterized by extreme depression, bodily complaints, and often hallucinations and delusions; esp : BIPOLAR DISORDER
Examples
More: Next- her former tendency toward melancholia was dispelled.
- study progress of acupuncture for the treatment of melancholia
- i'm definitely not the man with prenatal melancholia
- treating melancholia and the recovery from cerebralvascular disease
- people suffering from melancholia generally like to be alone