Antimelancholic

/ˌæntimɪˈlænkɒlɪk/ adjective

Designed to counteract or prevent melancholy or depression.

From anti- (against) + melancholic (from Greek 'melaina chole' meaning 'black bile'). In ancient medicine, an excess of black bile was believed to cause sadness. The term dates to medical and psychiatric usage from the 18th century onward.

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