melancholia
pronunciation
How to pronounce melancholia in British English:
UK [ˌmelənˈkəʊliə]
How to pronounce melancholia in American English:
US [ˌmelənˈkoʊliə]
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- Noun:
- extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
Word Origin
- melancholia (n.)
- 1690s, from Modern Latin melancholia (see melancholy).
Example
- 1. The most thought-provoking part of the book covers the rise of the " new science " when the focus on melancholia changed yet again .
- 2. The most thought-provoking part of the book covers the rise of the " new science " , when the focus on melancholia changed yet again .
- 3. Melancholia , sleeplessness , fears of persecution-he writes to pepys and to locke and no doubt to others letters which lead them to think that his mind is deranged .
- 4. Now a more overt manifestation of the value of melancholia can be found amongst the kaluli of papua new guinea .
- 5. For his sophomore effort , songs from a room , cohen retreated further into the world of melancholia that charactized his work .