Melancholia
Melancholia noun - Extreme depression characterized by tearful sadness and irrational fears.
Woe and melancholia are semantically related. in misery topic. In some cases you can use "Woe" instead a noun "Melancholia".
Nearby Words: melancholy, melancholic
Woe
Woe noun - Deep sadness especially for the loss of someone or something loved.
Usage example: the incessant woe that has haunted her since the death of her husband
Melancholia and woe are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Melancholia" instead a noun "Woe".
Nearby Word: woeful
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- sadness and melancholia
- sadness and woe
- trouble and melancholia
- trouble and woe
- distress and melancholia
- distress and woe
- affliction and melancholia
- affliction and woe
- melancholy and melancholia
- melancholy and woe
- suffering and melancholia
- suffering and woe
- despondency and melancholia
- despondency and woe
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Woe and Melancholia. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/melancholia/woe
Melancholia & Woe. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/melancholia/woe>.
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