mestizia

Definitions of mestizia
  1. noun
    emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
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    antonyms:
    allegrezza, allegria, brio, contentezza, diletto, felicità, gaiezza, gaudio, gioia, letizia
    emotions experienced when in a state of well-being
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    malinconia, paturnie
    a feeling of thoughtful sadness
    cordoglio
    an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
    pentimento, rammarico, rimpianto, rincrescimento
    sadness associated with some wrong done or some disappointment
    abbacchiamento, abbattimento, acciaccatura, ammaccatura, avvilimento, dentellatura, depressione, infossamento, infossatura, prostrazione
    sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
    sconforto
    a feeling of low spirits
    cupezza
    a feeling of melancholy apprehension
    contrizione
    sorrow for sin arising from fear of damnation
    compianto, cordoglio
    intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
    compunzione, rimorso
    a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
    demoralizzazione
    depression resulting from an undermining of your morale
    autocommiserazione, vittimismo
    a feeling of sorrow (often self-indulgent) over your own sufferings
    type of:
    sentimento, stato d'animo
    the experiencing of affective and emotional states
  2. noun
    a feeling of thoughtful sadness
    synonyms: malinconia, paturnie
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    types:
    cupezza
    a feeling of melancholy apprehension
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