black bile

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Noun black bile has 1 sense

black bile, melancholy - a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
--₁ is a kind of liquid body substance, bodily fluid, body fluid, humor, humour

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Black Bile

Description:

Black bile, also known as melancholy, is one of the four humors in ancient and medieval medicine. It was believed to be one of the bodily fluids that affected a person's temperament. Black bile was associated with feelings of sadness, melancholy, and depression.

Senses:

Noun:

A dark bodily fluid thought to be one of the four humors, believed to cause melancholy.

Example sentence: The ancient Greeks believed an excess of black bile in the body led to melancholic temperament.
Noun:

A figurative use referring to deep sadness or depression.

Example sentence: After the loss of his loved one, he fell into a state of black bile, unable to find joy in anything.

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