Melancholia

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Old meaning: A variety of mental alienation, characterized by excessive gloom, mistrust, and depression, generally with insanity on one particular subject or train of ideas, or a few subjects. Modern meaning: A feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.

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