Melancholia

What do we mean by melancholia?

Extreme, persistent sadness or hopelessness; depression. No longer in clinical use. noun

In pathology, a mental condition characterized by great depression combined with a sluggishness and apparent painfulness of mental action. noun

Same as melancholy, 2. noun

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. noun

Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy noun

Clinical depression, characterised by irrational fears, guilt and apathy noun

Extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears noun

Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy.

Clinical depression, characterised by irrational fears, guilt and apathy.

Sadness or depression for no evident reason. Usually something insignificant, but can be something big and you just don't realize it. Urban Dictionary

Basically, it's a less intense version of depression, though it differs from it in a lot of ways. People who are depressed just feel worthless and think that nothing could cure them or make them happy. However, melancholia isn't like that and it's more narcissistic, making the sufferer want 'better' feelings (or better life) - longing for love, the past (if nostalgic) and just want their gaps to be filled. They'd daydream about being with what they long for and such. Most people with melancholia would think about having a lover and how sad it makes that they still don't have one. They are not depressed (as said) - they cope well with life activities, but they lack that something that fills them up (doesn't have to be a lover though - could be a job, friend, family and even their computer or musical instrument). NOTE: At times, though, a sustained and intense melancholia may lead to depression. Urban Dictionary

A gloomy state of mind rock; thoughtful, pensive rock music Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to melancholia:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word melancholia:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe melancholia:
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Nouns that are often described by the adjective melancholia:
alternation, mania.

Words that sound like melancholia:
melancholia, melancholy, melancholie, melon collie, melancholies, melancholic, melancholiac, melancholily, melancholiness, melencoly.