gloom

gloom  (glm)

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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[Probably from Middle English gloumen, to become dark, look glum.]

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gloom [gluːm]

n

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

vb

1. (intr) to look sullen or depressed

2. to make or become dark or gloomy

[C14 gloumben to look sullen; related to Norwegian dialect glome to eye suspiciously]

gloomful  adj

gloomfully  adv

gloomless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gloom - a state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom" somberness, sombreness semidarkness - partial darkness
	2.	gloom - a feeling of melancholy apprehension gloominess, somberness, sombreness apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread - fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension" melancholy - a feeling of thoughtful sadness
	3.	gloom - an atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office" gloominess, glumness ambiance, ambience, atmosphere - a particular environment or surrounding influence; "there was an atmosphere of excitement" cloud - a cause of worry or gloom or trouble; "the only cloud on the horizon was the possibility of dissent by the French" bareness, bleakness, desolation, nakedness - a bleak and desolate atmosphere; "the nakedness of the landscape"

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gloom

noun

1. darkness, dark, shadow, cloud, shade, twilight, dusk, obscurity, blackness, dullness, murk, dimness, murkiness, cloudiness, gloominess, duskiness the gloom of a foggy November morning
darkness light, daylight, radiance

2. depression, despair, misery, sadness, sorrow, blues, woe, melancholy, unhappiness, desolation, despondency, dejection, low spirits, downheartedness the deepening gloom over the economy
depression delight, joy, happiness, brightness, high spirits, mirth, cheerfulness, jollity

Translations

gloom [gluːm] N

1. (= darkness) → penumbra f, oscuridad f

2. (= sadness, despondency) → melancolía f, tristeza f
it's not all gloom and doom here → aquí no todo son pronósticos de desastre
she's always full of gloom and doom → siempre lo ve todo negro

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gloom [ˈgluːm] n

(= darkness) → obscurité f

(= pessimism) → tristesse f, mélancolie f
economic gloom → morosité économique
gloom and doom → morosité et sinistrose

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gloom

n

(= darkness) → Düsterkeit f

(= sadness) → düstere or gedrückte Stimmung; economic gloom → depressive Wirtschaftslage; an air or atmosphere of gloom → eine düstere or gedrückte Atmosphäre; to cast a gloom over something → einen Schatten auf etw (acc) → werfen; a gloom descended on us → eine düstere Stimmung überkam uns; he was filled with gloom → er war sehr bedrückt or niedergeschlagen

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gloom [gluːm] n

a. (darkness) → oscurità, buio
in the gloom → nell'oscurità, al buio

b. (sadness) → tristezza, malinconia

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gloom [gluːm] n

a. (darkness) → oscurità, buio
in the gloom → nell'oscurità, al buio

b. (sadness) → tristezza, malinconia

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gloom

n gloom [gluːm]

1 a state of not quite complete darkness I could not tell the colour of the car in the gloom. duisterheid, skemerheid ظَلام دامِس، حُلْكَه мрак šero mørke die Dunkelheit μισοσκόταδο penumbra pimedus تیرگی؛ کم نوری hämärä demi-jour קַדרוּת आंशिक अंधकार, उदासी polumrak homály remang-remang myrkur, dimma oscurità 薄暗がり 어둠 tamsa tumsa kekelaman halfduister dyp skygge, (nesten) mørke półmrok escuridão semiîntuneric мрак šero polmrak tmina dunkel ความมืด alaca karanlık, yarı karanlık 陰暗 темрява, морок دھندلاہٹ bóng tối lờ mờ 阴暗

2 sadness The king's death cast a gloom over the whole country. droefgeestigheid غَم، كَرَب، كآبَه меланхолия smutek forstemthed der Trübsinn θλίψη pesimismo, tristeza, melancolía kurbus اندوه synkkyys tristesse עֶצֶב उदासी tuga, žalost szomorúság kesedihan drungi, depurð tristezza 憂うつ 우울, 침울 liūdesys, nusiminimas drūmums; nomāktība kemuraman somberheid dyster stemning, forstemthet przygnębienie tristeza tristeţe печаль smútok potrtost seta dysterhet, förstämning ความเศร้าโศก üzüntü, keder 憂鬱 сум, смуток افسردگی sự u sầu 忧郁

adj gloomy

1 sad or depressed Don't look so gloomy. somber, droefgeestige كَئيب тъжен smutný, sklíčený forstemt schwermütig μελαγχολικός triste, melancólico, sombrío morn محزون؛ افسرده synkkämielinen triste עַגוּם अंधेरा tužan, depresivan szomorú, bús sedih dapur, hnugginn triste 憂うつな 침울한 liūdnas, nusiminęs nomākts; nospiests muram somber dyster, forstemt, melankolsk ponury triste trist угрюмый smutný potrt sumoran dyster เศร้าหมอง üzgün 憂鬱的 сумовитий, смутний اداس rầu rĩ 忧郁的

2 depressing gloomy news. neerslagtige مُثير للكآبَه потискащ deprimující forstemmende traurig καταθλιπτικός triste, pesimista sünge غمگین کننده masentava sombre קוֹדֵר निराशाजनक tužan, depresivan nyomasztó menyedihkan niðurdrepandi deprimente 気をめいらせる 우울하게 하는 slogus nospiedošs; nomācošs yang menyebabkan kemuraman bedroevend trist, dyster przygnębiający melancólico sumbru печальный bezútešný žalosten depresivan dyster, trist ห่อเหี่ยวใจ üzücü 令人沮喪的 сумний افسردہ thất vọng 令人沮丧的

3 dim; dark gloomy rooms. donker مُعْتِم، دامِس мрачен tmavý mørk düster θαμπός, σκοτεινός oscuro, lóbrego, tenebroso pime نیمه تاریک pimeä sombre אַפלוּלִי कम अंधेरा tmuran, mračan sötét remang-remang dimmur, skuggsÿnn buio 薄暗い 어두운 niūrus tumšs; drūms muram somber (halv)mørk, dyster mroczny escuro întunecat мрачный tmavý mračen mračan dunkel มืดคลึ้ม karanlık, kasvetli 陰暗的 похмурий تاریک tối tăm; u ám 黑暗的

n gloominess

duisterheid, somberheid غَم، كآبَه، عَتْمَه мрак tmavost; skleslost mørke der Schwermut μελαγχολία oscuridad, penumbra, sombra süngus افسردگی؛ تاریکی synkkyys assombrissement קַדרוּת, עֶצֶב उदासी, निराशा tmurnost, potištenost borongósság keremangan dimma; drungi oscurità 薄暗さ 우울 niūrumas, liūdnumas drūmums; nomāktība kemuraman somberheid, droefgeestigheid dysterhet, forstemthet mroczność escuridão întunecime мрачность ponurosť mračnost sumornost dunkel, dysterhet, förstämning ความเศร้าหมอง kasvet, üzüntü 憂悶 морок اداسی cảnh tối tăm 忧闷