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gloom

[gloom]

noun

  1. total or partial darkness; dimness.

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  2. a state of melancholy or depression; low spirits.

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  3. a despondent or depressed look or expression.



verb (used without object)

  1. to appear or become dark, dim, or somber.

  2. to look sad, dismal, or dejected; frown.

verb (used with object)

  1. to fill with gloom; make gloomy or sad; sadden.

  2. to make dark or somber.

gloom

/ ɡː /

noun

  1. partial or total darkness

  2. a state of depression or melancholy

  3. an appearance or expression of despondency or melancholy

  4. poetica dim or dark place

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (intr) to look sullen or depressed

  2. to make or become dark or gloomy

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • gloomful adjective
  • gloomfully adverb
  • gloomless adjective
  • outgloom verb (used with object)
  • undergloom noun
  • ungloom verb (used with object)
  • ˈǴdzڳܱ adverb
  • ˈǴdzڳܱ adjective
  • ˈǴdz adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gloom1

1300–50; Middle English gloumben, glomen to frown, perhaps representing Old English (akin to early German äܳ to make turbid); glum
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of gloom1

C14 gloumben to look sullen; related to Norwegian dialect glome to eye suspiciously
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But this trio, walking on a clear June morning when the gloom has burned away, are everything that is good and right with immigrant communities.

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By stripping away genre conventions, “April” eschews traditional storytelling to zero in on far more existential matters — namely, the oppressive gloom descending on Nina.

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And senior Labour folk too are cranking up the gloom in the conversations I have with them.

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The references to “boltz” are scattered throughout tracks, brief glimmers of gratitude and joy which emerge from clouds of gloom.

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Because the wreck is so large and lies in the gloom of the deep, exploring it with submersibles only shows tantalising snapshots.

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