 gloom |
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| 1. | [ noun ] a state of partial or total darkness | |
| Synonyms: | sombreness somberness | |
| Examples: | "he struck a match to dispell the gloom" |
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| Related terms: | semidarkness | |
| 2. | [ noun ] a feeling of melancholy apprehension | |
| Synonyms: | somberness gloominess | |
| Related terms: | apprehension melancholy | |
| 3. | [ noun ] an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | |
| Synonyms: | glumness gloominess | |
| Examples: | "gloom pervaded the office" |
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| Related terms: | atmosphere cloud bleakness | |
| Similar spelling: |
gloomy glom glioma glum gluon glume gleam |
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