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Melancholist :: Melancholist (n.) One affected with melancholy or dejection.

Atrabiliary :: Atrabiliary (a.) Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy, and mania..

Moody :: Moody (superl.) Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy..

Atrabilarian :: Atrabilarian (n.) A person much given to melancholy; a hypochondriac.

Atrabilarious :: Atrabilarious (a.) Affected with melancholy; atrabilious.

Mood :: Mood (n.) Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant mood..

Sadden :: Sadden (v. t.) To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or sorrowful.

Spleen :: Spleen (n.) Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.

Spleget :: Spleeny (a.) Affected with nervous complaints; melancholy.

Melancholize :: Melancholize (v. t.) To make melancholy.

Fit :: Fit (n.) A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a time; a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a fit melancholy, of passion, or of laughter..

Tarantism :: Tarantism (n.) A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be incapable of cure except by protracted dancing to appropriate music..

Melancholian :: Melancholian (n.) A person affected with melancholy; a melancholic.

Melancholy :: Melancholy (n.) Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.

Dejection :: Dejection (n.) Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune; mental depression; melancholy.

Hypochondria :: Hypochondria (n.) Hypochondriasis; melancholy; the blues.

Dump :: Dump (v. t.) A dull, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; low spirits; despondency; ill humor; -- now used only in the plural..

Dull :: Dull (superl.) Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety; uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy; depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day..

Sombre :: Sombre (a.) Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person; somber reflections..

Plaintive :: Plaintive (n.) Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad.

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