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Melancholy synonyms

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depressed
Affected with depression as a mood disorder.
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  1. Affected with depression as a mood disorder.
  2. Gloomy; dejected; sad
  3. Unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent
unhappy
Not suitable; inappropriate:
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  1. Not suitable; inappropriate:
  2. Sad; wretched; sorrowful
  3. Not happy or joyful; sad or sorrowful:
dispirited
Affected or marked by low spirits; dejected.
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  1. Affected or marked by low spirits; dejected.
  2. Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
dreary
Dismal; bleak.
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  1. Dismal; bleak.
  2. Gloomy; cheerless; depressing; dismal; dull
  3. Boring; dull:
unfortunate
Regrettable; deplorable:
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  1. Regrettable; deplorable:
  2. Not suitable or successful
  3. Characterized by, bringing, or causing misfortune:
wistfulness
The state or characteristic of being wistful.
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  1. The state or characteristic of being wistful.
despair
One despaired of or causing despair:
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  1. One despaired of or causing despair:
  2. A person or thing causing despair
  3. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.
unhappiness
The feeling of not being happy
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  1. The feeling of not being happy
blues
The form of jazz and popular music that evolved from this
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  1. The form of jazz and popular music that evolved from this
  2. A style of music that evolved from southern African-American secular songs and is usually distinguished by a strong 4/4 rhythm, flatted thirds and sevenths, a 12-bar structure, and lyrics in a three-line stanza in which the second line repeats the first:
  3. A state of depression or melancholy. Often used with the.
dejection
Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.
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  1. Evacuation of the intestinal tract; defecation.
  2. The state of being dejected; low spirits.
  3. Lowness of spirits; depression
depression
A lowering in amount, degree, or position:
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  1. A lowering in amount, degree, or position:
  2. A mood disorder characterized by persistent sadness or inability to experience pleasure combined with other symptoms including poor concentration, indecisiveness, sleep problems, changes in appetite, and feelings of guilt, helplessness, and hopelessness.
  3. A reduction in physiological vigor or activity:
despondence
Despondency.
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  1. Despondency.
  2. The state of being downcast or despondent.
despondency
Depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection.
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  1. Depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage; dejection.
  2. A feeling of depression or disheartenment.
doldrums
Equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes
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  1. Equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes
  2. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
  3. A region of the globe found over the oceans near the equator in the intertropical convergence zone and having weather characterized variously by calm air, light winds, or squalls and thunderstorms. Hurricanes originate in this region.
dolefulness
The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
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  1. The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
downheartedness
The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
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  1. The characteristic of being downhearted; sadness.
dumps
Plural form of dump
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  1. Plural form of dump
  2. A gloomy, melancholy state of mind; depression. Often used with the :
dysphoria
(Psychol.) A generalized feeling of ill-being; esp., an abnormal feeling of anxiety, discontent, physical discomfort, etc.
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  1. (Psychol.) A generalized feeling of ill-being; esp., an abnormal feeling of anxiety, discontent, physical discomfort, etc.
  2. A state of feeling unwell or unhappy; a feeling of emotional and mental discomfort and suffering from restlessness, malaise, depression or anxiety.
funk
A state of severe depression.
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  1. A state of severe depression.
  2. A form of rhythm and blues originating in the 1970s in which highly syncopated polyrhythms are combined with a prominent, jerky bass line, minimal harmonic structure, and declamatory vocalizing
  3. A type of popular music combining elements of jazz, blues, and soul and characterized by syncopated rhythm and a heavy, repetitive bassline.
gloom
An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:
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  1. An atmosphere of melancholy or depression:
  2. A partially or totally dark place, area, or location.
  3. A state of melancholy or depression; despondency.
glumness
The emotion of being glum.
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  1. The emotion of being glum.
mope
Low spirits
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  1. Low spirits
  2. A person given to gloomy or dejected moods.
  3. Low spirits; the blues. Often used with the.
mournfulness
The property of being mournful.
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  1. The property of being mournful.
sadness
(Uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
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  1. (Uncountable) The state or emotion of being sad.
  2. (Countable) An event in one's life that causes sadness.
unhappiness
The feeling of not being happy
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  1. The feeling of not being happy
blue
Having the color of the clear sky or the deep sea
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  1. Having the color of the clear sky or the deep sea
  2. Being a trail, as for skiing, marked with a sign having a blue square, indicating an intermediate level of difficulty.
  3. Indecent; risqué:
dejected
Sad and dispirited.
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  1. Sad and dispirited.
  2. In low spirits; depressed; disheartened
depressed
Unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent
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  1. Unhappy, and blaming oneself rather than others; despondent
  2. Lower in amount, degree, or position:
  3. Low in spirits; dejected.
desolate
Made uninhabitable; laid waste; in a ruinous state
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  1. Made uninhabitable; laid waste; in a ruinous state
  2. Feeling, showing, causing, or expressing sadness or loneliness.
  3. Barren; lifeless:
dispirited
Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
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  1. Without energy, gusto or drive, enervated, without the will to accomplish, disheartened.
  2. Affected or marked by low spirits; dejected.
down
Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled. Used of a ball carrier.
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  1. Not permitted to advance further in the play because forward progress has stopped, especially by being tackled. Used of a ball carrier.
  2. Low in spirits; depressed:
  3. Characterized by low or falling prices
downcast
Very unhappy or discouraged; sad; dejected
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  1. Very unhappy or discouraged; sad; dejected
  2. (Of eyes) Looking downwards.
  3. Low in spirits; depressed.
downhearted
Sad
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  1. Sad
  2. In low spirits; discouraged; dejected
dull
Not vivid; not brilliant; dim
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  1. Not vivid; not brilliant; dim
  2. Cloudy or overcast:
  3. Not bright, vivid, or shiny:
dysphoric
Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria
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  1. Pertaining to dysphoria, or of being in a state of dysphoria
gloomy
Overspread with or enveloped in darkness or dimness
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  1. Overspread with or enveloped in darkness or dimness
  2. Showing or filled with gloom:
  3. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
heavy-hearted
Melancholy; depressed; sad.
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  1. Melancholy; depressed; sad.
low
Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value:
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  1. Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value:
  2. Cut to show the wearer's neck and chest; décolleté:
  3. Not loud; soft:
melancholic
Of or relating to melancholia.
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  1. Of or relating to melancholia.
  2. Affected with or subject to melancholy.
  3. Filled with or affected by melancholy"”great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
sad
Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness:
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  1. Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness:
  2. Dark or dull in color; drab
  3. Having, expressing, or showing low spirits or sorrow; unhappy; mournful; sorrowful
spiritless
Lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed
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  1. Lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed
tristful
Sorrowful; gloomy.
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  1. Sorrowful; gloomy.
  2. (Archaic) Sad; sorrowful; melancholy
unhappy
Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky:
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  1. Not attended by or bringing good fortune; unlucky:
  2. Not suitable or apt; ill-chosen
  3. Not suitable; inappropriate:
wistful
Sad and thoughtful
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  1. Sad and thoughtful
  2. Full of melancholy longing or wishful yearning:
  3. Full of yearning or longing
blue
Having the color of the clear sky or the deep sea
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  1. Having the color of the clear sky or the deep sea
  2. Being a trail, as for skiing, marked with a sign having a blue square, indicating an intermediate level of difficulty.
  3. Indecent; risqué:
cheerless
Lacking cheer; depressing.
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  1. Lacking cheer; depressing.
  2. Devoid of cheer; gloomy
  3. Not cheerful; dismal; joyless; dreary
depressing
Causing sadness, gloom, or dejection:
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  1. Causing sadness, gloom, or dejection:
  2. Causing especially emotional depression.
  3. Causing depression or sadness.
dismal
Depressed; miserable
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  1. Depressed; miserable
  2. Characterized by ineptitude, dullness, or a lack of merit:
  3. Dark and gloomy; bleak; dreary
gloomy
Showing or filled with gloom:
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  1. Showing or filled with gloom:
  2. Overspread with or enveloped in darkness or dimness
  3. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or darkness; dusky; dim; clouded.
joyless
Cheerless; dismal.
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  1. Cheerless; dismal.
  2. Without joy; unhappy, sad
sad
(Dial.) Heavy or soggy
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  1. (Dial.) Heavy or soggy
  2. Showing, expressing, or feeling sorrow or unhappiness:
  3. Dark or dull in color; drab
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  • He was cold, haughty, melancholy and dull.

  • He had many melancholy reflections of his old school days.

  • The melancholy silence that followed was broken by the sounds of the children's voices and laughter from the next room.

  • In the film two of the characters don't achieve their aims. That makes the film rather melancholy, although it's basically a romantic story.

  • Melancholy descended over her with the rain.

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