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   Gloom

   /ɡlo͞om/

   

   noun

   • 1. partial or total darkness: "he strained his eyes peering into the gloom" Similar darknesssemidarknessdarkgloominessdimnessblacknessmurkinessmurkshadowsshadeshadinessobscuritydusktwilightgloamingrare:tenebrosityOpposite light
   • ▪ a dark or shady place: literary "the meadow-hen floats off, to sink into remoter shades and ferny glooms"
   • 2. a state of depression or despondency: "a year of economic gloom for the car industry" Similar despondencydepressiondejectiondownheartednessdispiritednessheavy-heartednessmelancholymelancholiaunhappinesssadnessglumnessgloominesslow spiritsdolefulnessmiserysorrowsorrowfulnessforlornnesswoefulnesswoewretchednesslugubriousnessmorosenessmirthlessnesscheerlessnessdespairpessimismhopelessnessthe slough of despondnegativityWeltschmerzinformal:the bluesthe dumpsthe blahsrare:moperyOpposite happiness

   verb

   • 1. have a dark or somber appearance: literary "the black gibbet glooms beside the way"
   • ▪ cover with gloom; make dark or dismal: "a black yew gloom'd the stagnant air"
   • 2. be or look depressed or despondent: "Charles was always glooming about money"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin.

   Scrabble Points: 8

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