What is another word for melancholia?
Pronunciation:
[ mˌɛlənkˈə͡ʊli͡ə], [ mˌɛlənkˈəʊliə], [ m_ˌɛ_l_ə_n_k_ˈəʊ_l_iə]
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Similar words for melancholia:
Synonyms for Melancholia:
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n.
• depression- Abjectness ,
- Disconsolation ,
- Melancholias ,
- abasement ,
- abjection ,
- blahs ,
- bleakness ,
- blue funk ,
- bummer ,
- cheerlessness ,
- desperation ,
- discouragement ,
- dispiritedness ,
- distress ,
- dole ,
- dolefulness ,
- dolor ,
- downheartedness ,
- dreariness ,
- dullness ,
- ennui ,
- heaviness of heart ,
- heavyheartedness ,
- hopelessness ,
- lowness ,
- lugubriosity ,
- mortification ,
- qualm ,
- sorrow ,
- the blue ,
- the blues ,
- trouble ,
- unhappiness ,
- woefulness ,
- worry .
- sad .
Other synonyms:
- Asperger's syndrome ,
- agoraphobia ,
- autism ,
- bipolar disorder ,
- breakdown ,
- claustrophobia ,
- combat fatigue ,
- crack-up ,
- delusion ,
- dementia .
- depression ,
- gloom .
Other relevant words:
- Involutional Psychosis ,
- Lachrymals ,
- Melancholiness ,
- Seasonal Affective Disorder ,
- abstraction ,
- abulia ,
- aching heart ,
- agony ,
- agony of mind ,
- alienation ,
- amentia ,
- anguish ,
- anxiety ,
- anxiety equivalent ,
- anxiety state ,
- apathy ,
- bale ,
- basin ,
- bitterness ,
- blank despondency ,
- bleeding heart ,
- blue devils ,
- blues ,
- brain disease ,
- broken heart ,
- catatonic stupor ,
- cavity ,
- clinical depression ,
- compulsion ,
- craze ,
- crushing ,
- cyclothymia ,
- decline ,
- dejection ,
- dent ,
- desolation ,
- despondency ,
- detachment ,
- dip ,
- disconsolateness ,
- dismals ,
- doldrums ,
- dumps ,
- eccentricity ,
- elation ,
- emotional disorder ,
- emotional instability ,
- emotionalism ,
- euphoria ,
- extremity ,
- fanaticism ,
- folie du doute ,
- gloominess ,
- grief ,
- heartache ,
- heavy heart ,
- hole ,
- horrors ,
- hypochondria ,
- hypochondriasis ,
- hysteria ,
- hysterics ,
- il penseroso ,
- ill nature ,
- impression ,
- indifference ,
- infatuation ,
- infelicity ,
- insanity ,
- insensibility ,
- lethargy ,
- low spirits ,
- maladjustment ,
- mania ,
- manic-depressive psychosis ,
- megrims ,
- mental disorder ,
- mental distress ,
- mental illness ,
- misery ,
- mumps ,
- nervous breakdown ,
- nervous disorder ,
- neurosis ,
- obsession ,
- oddity ,
- paranoia ,
- pensiveness ,
- personality disorder ,
- pessimism ,
- preoccupation ,
- prostration ,
- psychalgia ,
- psychosis ,
- reaction ,
- schizophrenia ,
- slump ,
- spleen ,
- stupor ,
- suicidal despair ,
- tic ,
- trench ,
- trough ,
- twist ,
- twitching ,
- unresponsiveness ,
- vapors ,
- wistfulness ,
- withdrawal ,
- woe .
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How to use "Melancholia" in context?
Melancholia is a mood disorder that is characterized by a decrease in the appetite and an increased appetite for sweets and fatty foods, as well as an increased thirst. People with melancholia may also experience weight gain, fatigue, irritability, and a decreased ability to concentrate. Symptoms usually begin gradually and may worsen over time.
There is no single cause of melancholia, but it is most often the result of a chemical imbalance in the brain. Certain drugs, such as antidepressant drugs, can also cause melancholia.
Homophones for Melancholia:
- monolingual, melancholy, myelomeningocele.
Hyponym for Melancholia:
n.
-
state
depression.
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state
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