Melancholia (noun)
mel-an-ko-lee-a
a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings.
From Late Latin, dating back to 1685–95; see origin at melancholy
Example sentences
“Today we’d call it depression, but she was diagnosed with melancholia.”
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