melancholy

in Vietnamese Buồn rầu, u sầu

BrE /ˈmelən.kəlɪ/ AmE /ˈmelən.kəli/

noun / adjective en → vi

1 MOOD [uncountable] B2

Buồn rầu, u sầu

a feeling of being sad and lonely, often without a clear reason

  • have a sense of melancholy

Collocations a sense of melancholy · melancholy mood

  • She felt a deep sense of melancholy.

    Cô cảm thấy một nỗi buồn rầu sâu sắc.

2 CHARACTER [uncountable] C1

Tính u sầu, tâm trạng buồn bã

a tendency to feel sad and lonely, often without a clear reason

  • have a melancholy nature

Collocations melancholy disposition · a person with a melancholy temperament

  • He has always had a melancholy disposition.

    Anh ấy luôn có một tâm trạng u sầu.