Melancholie

Definitions of Melancholie
  1. noun
    a feeling of thoughtful sadness
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    types:
    Weltschmerz, Wertherstimmung
    sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
    type of:
    Unglücklichkeit
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
  2. noun
    a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
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