- psycholepsy
- psy·cho·lep·sy 'sī-kō-.lep-sē n, pl -sies an attack of hopelessness and mental inertia esp. following elation and occurring typically in psychasthenic individuals
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psy·cho·lep·sy (siґko-lep″se) [psycho- + Gr. lēpsis a taking hold, a seizure] a sudden, intense lowering of mood level, usually of short duration, in individuals with unstable psychic tension.
Medical dictionary. 2011.