melancolía

Definitions of melancolía
  1. noun
    not conducive to cheer or good spirits
    synonyms: taciturnidad, tristeza
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    antonyms:
    alegría, buen humor
    the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom
    type of:
    atributo
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of an entity
  2. noun
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
    synonyms: desdicha, tristeza
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    antonyms:
    felicidad
    emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
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    pena, tristeza
    a feeling of intense unhappiness
    abandono, desolación, soledad
    sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned
    pena
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
    pesadumbre, pesar
    sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
    depre, depresión, hoyo, mella, muesca
    sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
    desánimo
    a feeling of low spirits
    pesimismo
    a feeling of melancholy apprehension
    hastío, tedio
    sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
    contrición
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
    angustia, congoja, escozor, sinsabor
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
    compunción, hormiguilla, remordimiento
    a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
    tristeza
    a feeling of dismal cheerlessness
    desmoralización
    depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
    debilidad, desamparo, impotencia
    a feeling of being unable to manage
    autocompasión, lástima de sí mismo
    a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
    abatimiento, desfallecimiento
    feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
    opresión
    a feeling of being oppressed
    type of:
    sentimiento
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  3. noun
    a feeling of thoughtful sadness
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    types:
    pesimismo
    a feeling of melancholy apprehension
    hastío, tedio
    sadness on thinking about the evils of the world
    type of:
    desdicha, tristeza
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
  4. noun
    extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears
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    type of:
    depresión, hoyo, mella, muesca
    a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
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