melancholy

As nouns the difference between melancholy and anxiety

is that melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while anxiety is an unpleasant state of mental uneasiness, nervousness, apprehension and obsession or concern about some uncertain event.

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.

As nouns the difference between melancholy and brood

is that melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while brood is .

As an adjective melancholy

is affected with great sadness or depression.

As adjectives the difference between worried and melancholy

is that worried is thinking about unpleasant things that have happened or that might happen; feeling afraid and unhappy while melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression.

As a verb worried

is (worry).

As a noun melancholy is

(historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As adjectives the difference between melancholy and false

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while false is (label) one of two states of a boolean variable; logic.

As a noun melancholy

is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As adjectives the difference between sulky and melancholy

is that sulky is silent and withdrawn after being upset while melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression.

As nouns the difference between sulky and melancholy

is that sulky is a low two-wheeled cart, used in harness racing while melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As adjectives the difference between solemn and melancholy

is that solemn is deeply serious and somber while melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression.

As a noun melancholy is

(historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As adjectives the difference between melancholy and undefined

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while undefined is lacking a definition or value.

As a noun melancholy

is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As adjectives the difference between melancholy and ecstatic

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while ecstatic is feeling or characterized by ecstasy.

As nouns the difference between melancholy and ecstatic

is that melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies while ecstatic is (in the plural) transports of delight; words or actions performed in a state of ecstasy.

Havoc is a related term of melancholy.

As nouns the difference between havoc and melancholy

is that havoc is widespread devastation, destruction while melancholy is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.

As a verb havoc

is to pillage.

As an interjection havoc

is a cry in war as the signal for indiscriminate slaughter.

As an adjective melancholy is

affected with great sadness or depression.

As adjectives the difference between melancholy and callous

is that melancholy is affected with great sadness or depression while callous is emotionally hardened; unfeeling and indifferent to the suffering/feelings of others.

As a noun melancholy

is (historical) black bile, formerly thought to be one of the four "cardinal humours" of animal bodies.