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- 7 dictionary resultsmel⋅an⋅cho⋅li⋅a
[mel-uh
n-koh-lee-uh, -kohl-yuh] 
–noun
| 1. | a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings. |
| 2. | Psychiatry. endogenous depression. |
endogenous depression
–noun Psychiatry.
| a severe form of depression usually characterized by insomnia, weight loss, and inability to experience pleasure, thought to be of internal origin and not influenced by external events. |
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| mel·an·cho·li·a (měl'ən-kō'lē-ə) n. A mental disorder characterized by severe depression, guilt, hopelessness, and withdrawal. [Late Latin, melancholy; see melancholy.] mel'an·cho'li·ac (-lē-āk') adj. & n. |
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Melancholia
Mel`an*cho"li*a\, n. [L. See Melancholy.] (Med.) 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.
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Language Translation for : melancholia
Spanish:
melancolía,
German:
die Melancholie,
Japanese:
憂うつ
Main Entry: mel·an·cho·lia
Pronunciation: "mel-&n-'kO-lE-&
Function: noun
: a mental condition characterized by extremedepression, bodily complaints, and often hallucinations and delusions; especially : BIPOLAR DISORDER
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melancholia mel·an·cho·li·a (měl'ən-kō'lē-ə)
n.
A mental disorder characterized by depression, apathy, and withdrawal.
mel'an·cho'li·ac (-lē-āk') adj. & n.
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melancholia
formerly the psychological condition known as depression. The term now refers to extreme features of depression, especially the failure to take pleasure in activities
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