melancholia
Example Sentences
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And the jolt from the melancholia of that restrained singer-songwriter release to the brazen stomp of “Reputation” was awkward.
From New York Times
While his absence has obvious resonance, if you were expecting some kind of Hamlet-style anguish or even a hint of misty melancholia about the now-absent symbolic father, forget it.
From New York Times
Less like fear and more in keeping with melancholia, dread has no defined object.
From Salon
I could feel in the story of this woman some sort of melancholia or depression or sadness coming from something we all have today a lot, which is alienation from yourself.
From Los Angeles Times
Through the 19th century, the psychoactive drug derived from some varieties of the plant was often used in medicines and cure-alls that claimed to alleviate various conditions including rheumatism and melancholia.
From New York Times
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