melancholia

English Thesaurus

1. extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears (noun.state)

hypernym	:	depression,
definition	:	a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity (noun.state)

derivation	:	melancholic, melancholy,
definition	:	characterized by or causing or expressing sadness (adj.all)

derivation	:	melancholic, melancholy,
definition	:	characterized by or causing or expressing sadness (adj.all)