barythymia

noun /ˌbæɹɪˈθaɪmɪə/

1. A depressed state of mind.

   archaic, rare, uncountable

   1810, John Jackson, Barythymia (poem): referenced in Halkett, Dictionary of Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature

Where it comes from

From bary- + -thymia. From Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”) + θυμός (thumós, “soul, spirit”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry barythymia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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