268. Melancholy
See also 28. ATTITUDES ; 279. MOODS
- lypemania
- an abnormal tendency toward deep melancholy.
- melancholia
- a condition of abnormal gloom or depression, of ten of an intensity to become a form of insanity. —melancholiac , n., adj. —melancholie , n., adj.
- melancholy
- 1. black bile, one of the four bodily humors, formerly believed to be the cause of gloom, ill temper, and depression.
- 2. melancholia.
- 3. a pensive, contemplative mood.
- 4. Obsolete, ill temper. —melancholiac , n., adj. —melancholie , n., adj.
- tristimania
- melancholia.
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