depression+of+spirits

  • 91damp — [[t]dæmp[/t]] adj. damp•er, damp•est, n., v. adj 1) slightly wet; moist: a damp cellar; a damp towel[/ex] 2) unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed: a rather damp reception[/ex] 3) moisture; humidity; moist air 4) a noxious or stifling vapor or gas …

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  • 92despondency — de•spond•en•cy [[t]dɪˈspɒn dən si[/t]] also de•spond′ence n. the state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection • Etymology: 1645–55 syn: See despair …

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  • 93damp — /dæmp / (say damp) adjective 1. moderately wet; moist. 2. Obsolete dejected. –noun 3. moisture; humidity; moist air. 4. Obsolete a noxious or stifling vapour or gas, especially in a mine. 5. depression of spirits; dejection. 6. a check or… …

  • 94despondency — /dəˈspɒndənsi/ (say duh sponduhnsee) noun a state of being despondent; depression of spirits from loss of courage or hope; dejection. Also, despondence …

  • 95gloom — I. /glum / (say gloohm) noun 1. darkness; dimness. –verb (i) 2. to appear or become dark or gloomy. –verb (t) 3. to make dark or sombre. {Middle English, Old English glōm twilight. See gloaming, glow} II. /glum / (say gloohm) …

  • 96melancholia — /mɛlənˈkoʊliə / (say meluhn kohleeuh) noun mental disease characterised by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings. {Late Latin. See melancholy} …

  • 97melancholia — /melagkowliya/ A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas. Depressed phase of manic depressive psychosis, the intensity… …

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  • 98melancholia — /melagkowliya/ A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill grounded fears, delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas. Depressed phase of manic depressive psychosis, the intensity… …

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  • 99melancholia — [mel΄ən kō′lē ə] n. [ModL < LL: see MELANCHOLY] a mental disorder, often psychotic, characterized by extreme depression of spirits, brooding, and anxiety melancholiac [mel΄ənkō′lē ak΄] adj., n …

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  • 100megrim — 1. n. 1 archaic migraine. 2 a whim, a fancy. 3 (in pl.) a depression; low spirits. b staggers, vertigo in horses etc. Etymology: ME mygrane f. OF MIGRAINE 2. n. any deep water flat fish of the family Lepidorhombus, esp. L. whiffiagonis. Also… …

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