mélancolie
French → English
noun/me.lɑ̃.kɔ.li/
(Emotion) Melancholy: a persistent feeling of pensive sadness or gentle gloom
Une ombre de mélancolie traversa son regard.
(English) A shadow of melancholy crossed his gaze.
La mélancolie de l'automne m'inspire souvent.
(English) The melancholy of autumn often inspires me.
noun/me.lɑ̃.kɔ.li/
(Psychiatry) Melancholia: an extreme form of clinical depression characterized by apathy and distress
Il souffre d'une mélancolie profonde depuis plusieurs mois.
(English) He has been suffering from deep melancholia for several months.
La mélancolie chronique peut conduire à un état de détresse totale.
(English) Chronic melancholia can lead to a state of total distress.
Entry ID: fr:en:mélancolie · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary