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- DictionaryGloom/ɡlo͞om/
noun
- 1. partial or total darkness: "he strained his eyes peering into the gloom"
- 2. a state of depression or despondency: "a year of economic gloom for the car industry"
verb
- 1. have a dark or somber appearance: literary "the black gibbet glooms beside the way"
- 2. be or look depressed or despondent: "Charles was always glooming about money"
The meaning of GLOOM is to look, feel, or act sullen or despondent. How to use gloom in a sentence.
GLOOM definition: 1. feelings of great unhappiness and loss of hope: 2. a situation in which it is nearly dark and…. Learn more.
noun. total or partial darkness; dimness. Synonyms: obscurity, shadow, shade. Antonyms: brightness. a state of melancholy or depression; low spirits. Synonyms: sadness, despondency, dejection. Antonyms: cheerful. a despondent or depressed look or expression. verb (used without object) to appear or become dark, dim, or somber.
GLOOM meaning: 1. feelings of great unhappiness and loss of hope: 2. a situation in which it is nearly dark and…. Learn more.
Gloom is a hazy darkness or dimness. The gloom of a moonless autumn evening is perfect for trick-or-treating, but not so perfect for sizing up your candy stash. It might make you nervous to walk in the gloom of your friend's rural neighborhood at night if you're used to well-lit city streets.
gloom in British English. (ɡluːm ) noun. 1. partial or total darkness. 2. a state of depression or melancholy. 3. an appearance or expression of despondency or melancholy.
gloom. noun. /ɡluːm/. /ɡluːm/. Idioms. [uncountable, singular] a feeling of being sad and without hope synonym depression. The gloom deepened as the election results came in. He remained sunk in gloom for several days. An air of gloom and despondency settled over the household.
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.
GLOOM definition: 1. a feeling of unhappiness and of not having any hope: 2. darkness, but not complete darkness. Learn more.
a general feeling of having lost all hope, and of pessimism (= expecting things to go badly) Despite the obvious setbacks, it is not all doom and gloom for our team. See gloom in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: gloom. Definition of gloom noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
