mel|an|cho|li|a

mel|an|cho|li|a
mel|an|cho|li|a «MEHL uhn KOH lee uh», noun.
a functional mental disorder characterized by great depression of spirits and activity, and gloomy thoughts and fears often accompanied by vivid delusions.
[< Late Latin melancholia < Greek melancholía < mélās, -anos black + chol bile]

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