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MELANCHOLIA
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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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