gloom

Definition of Gloom in English :

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Noun

1. gloom, somberness, sombreness

a state of partial or total darkness

Example Sentences:
'he struck a match to dispel the gloom'

2. gloom, gloominess, somberness, sombreness

a feeling of melancholy apprehension

3. gloom, gloominess, glumness

an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

Example Sentences:
'gloom pervaded the office'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Gloom

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noun

1.

partial or total darkness

2.

a state of depression or melancholy

3.

an appearance or expression of despondency or melancholy

4. poetic

a dim or dark place

verb

5. (intransitive)

to look sullen or depressed

6.

to make or become dark or gloomy

Gloom

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verb intransitive

1.

to be or look morose, displeased, or dejected

2.

to be, become, or appear dark, dim, or dismal

verb transitive

3.

to make dark, dismal, dejected, etc.

noun

4.

darkness; dimness; obscurity

5.

a dark or dim place

6.

deep sadness or hopelessness

Gloom

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n.

1.

a. Partial or total darkness; dimness: switched on a table lamp to banish the gloom of a winter afternoon.

b. A partially or totally dark place, area, or location.

2.

a. An atmosphere of melancholy or depression: Gloom pervaded the office.

b. A state of melancholy or depression; despondency.

v. gloomed, gloom·ing, glooms

v.intr.

1. To be or become dark, shaded, or obscure.

2. To feel, appear, or act despondent, sad, or mournful.

v.tr.

1. To make dark, shaded, or obscure.

2. Archaic To make despondent; sadden.

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