Definitions for melancholia
ˌmɛl ənˈkoʊ li ə, -ˈkoʊl yəmelan·cho·li·a

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. melancholianoun

   extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. melancholianoun

   Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy

2. melancholianoun

   Clinical depression, characterised by irrational fears, guilt and apathy

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Melancholia

   Melancholia or melancholy (from Greek: µέλαινα χολή melaina chole, meaning black bile) is a concept found throughout ancient, medieval and premodern medicine in Europe that describes a condition characterized by markedly depressed mood, bodily complaints, and sometimes hallucinations and delusions. Melancholy was regarded as one of the four temperaments matching the four humours. Until the 18th century, doctors and other scholars classified melancholic conditions as such by their perceived common cause – an excess of a notional fluid known as "black bile", which was commonly linked to the spleen. Between the late 18th and late 19th centuries, melancholia was a common medical diagnosis, and modern concepts of depression as a mood disorder eventually arose from this historical context.Related concepts in historical medicine include: lugubriousness, from Latin lugere, "to mourn"; moroseness, from Latin morosus, "self-will or fastidious habit"; wistfulness, from obsolete English whist; and saturnineness, from Latin Sāturnīnus, "under the influence of the planet Saturn."

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. melancholia

   Melancholia is a psychological term referring to a profound and persistent state of sadness, despondency, or depression. It typically involves feelings of extreme gloom, desolation, and a lack of interest or pleasure in activities that were previously enjoyed. It is often characterized by symptoms such as persistent negative thoughts, low energy, loss of appetite, sleep disturbances, and in some severe cases, thoughts of suicide. Historically, melancholia was considered a specific disorder, but in modern terminology, it is more often associated with severe or major depressive disorder.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Melancholianoun

   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

2. Etymology: [L. See Melancholy.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Melancholia

   Melancholia, also lugubriousness, from the Latin lugere, to mourn; moroseness, from the Latin morosus, self-willed, fastidious habit; wistfulness, from old English wist: intent, or saturnine, in contemporary usage, is a mood disorder of non-specific depression, characterized by low levels of both enthusiasm and eagerness for activity. In a modern context, "melancholy" applies only to the mental or emotional symptoms of depression or despondency; historically, "melancholia" could be physical as well as mental, and melancholic conditions were classified as such by their common cause rather than by their properties.

Matched Categories

1. • Depression

How to pronounce melancholia?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say melancholia in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of melancholia in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of melancholia in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of melancholia in a Sentence

1. David Letterman:

   I'm awash in melancholia, i'll miss it, desperately. One of two things: There will be reasonable, adult acceptance of transition. Or I will turn to a life of crime.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=melancholia
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Melancholia
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melancholia
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/melancholia
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=melancholia