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gloom

DEFINITIONS OF: gloom

1

n a state of partial or total darkness

“he struck a match to dispel the gloom”
Synonyms:
somberness, sombreness
Type of:
semidarkness
partial darkness

n a feeling of melancholy apprehension

Synonyms:
gloominess, somberness, sombreness
Type of:
apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread
fearful expectation or anticipation
melancholy
a feeling of thoughtful sadness

n an atmosphere of depression and melancholy

“gloom pervaded the office”
Synonyms:
gloominess, glumness
Types:
cloud
a cause of worry or gloom or trouble
bareness, bleakness, desolation, nakedness
a bleak and desolate atmosphere
Type of:
ambiance, ambience, atmosphere
a particular environment or surrounding influence
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