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Melancholia
WordNet
noun
(1) Extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From , which was in turn borrowed from the medical term
Noun
- Deep sadness or gloom
- Clinical depression, characterised by irrational fears, guilt and apathy
- Melancholy