melancholy
- adjective (adj)
Meaning: depressed, sad
Synonyms:
blue
dejected
despondent
destroyed
disconsolate
dismal
dispirited
doleful
dolorous
down
down and out
downbeat
downcast
downhearted
down in the dumps
down in the mouth
dragged
droopy
funereal
gloomy
glum
grim
heavyhearted
in blue funk
joyless
lachrymose
low
low-spirited
lugubrious
mirthless
miserable
moody
moony
mournful
pensive
saddened
saddening
somber
sorrowful
sorry
torn up
trite
unhappy
wet blanket
wistful
woebegone
woeful
- noun (n)
Meaning: depression, sadness
Synonyms:
blahs
blue devils
blue funk
blues
boredom
bummer
dejection
despair
desperation
despondency
dismals
dolefuls
dolor
downer
down trip
dumps
ennui
funk
gloom
gloominess
grief
letdown
low spirits
miserableness
misery
mopes
mournfulness
pensiveness
sorrow
tedium
unhappiness
wistfulness
woe
wretchedness
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