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(noun)

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partial or total darkness

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Examples

he strained his eyes peering into the gloom

Synonyms

darkness semi-darkness dark gloominess dimness blackness murkiness murk shadows shade shadiness obscurity

(noun)

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a state of depression or despondency

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Examples

a year of economic gloom for the car industry

his gloom deepened

Synonyms

despondency depression dejection downheartedness dispiritedness heavy-heartedness melancholy melancholia unhappiness sadness glumness gloominess low spirits dolefulness misery sorrow sorrowfulness forlornness woefulness woe wretchedness lugubriousness moroseness mirthlessness cheerlessness

(verb)

Definitions

have a dark or sombre appearance

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Examples

the black gibbet glooms beside the way

(verb)

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be or look depressed or despondent

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Examples

Charles was always glooming about money