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憂鬱 — meaning in English

yuuutsu

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English meaning

  • blue adjective Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
  • depression noun A mental health condition marked by persistent sadness, low energy, and loss of interest in life.
  • ennui noun A weary, dissatisfied boredom that comes from having nothing that feels worth doing.
  • melancholia noun Deep sadness or gloom; melancholy
  • melancholic adjective Feeling or showing deep, often thoughtful sadness.
  • melancholy noun A deep, thoughtful sadness, often tinged with nostalgia.

Senses

憂鬱 is used for these senses in English:

  • blue (informal) Depressed, melancholic, sad.
  • depression (psychology, usually, uncountable) A state of mind producing serious, long-term lowering of enjoyment of life or inability to visualize a happy future; any of several mental disorders with this state of mind as a central feature.
  • ennui A gripping listlessness or melancholia caused by boredom; depression.
  • melancholic Filled with or affected by melancholy—great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.
  • melancholy Great sadness or depression, especially of a thoughtful or introspective nature.

blue — full definition

  1. adjective Having the colour of a clear daytime sky.
  2. adjective Sad or depressed.
  3. noun The colour itself, between green and violet on the spectrum.
  4. noun A member of a police force, sports team, or political party associated with the colour blue (informal, often plural as "blues").

depression — full definition

  1. noun A mental health condition marked by persistent sadness, low energy, and loss of interest in life.
  2. noun A period of severe decline in a country's economy, with high unemployment and falling output.
  3. noun A hollow or sunken area, such as in land or a surface.
  4. noun An area of low atmospheric pressure that often brings unsettled or stormy weather.

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