noun
Word Origin late Middle English (denoting black bile): from late Latin (see melancholy).
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Melancholia or melancholy is a concept found throughout ancient, medieval, and premodern medicine in Europe that describes a condition characterized by markedly depressed mood, bodily complaints, and sometimes hallucinations and delusions. Wikipedia