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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

Noun

1. depression or melancholy: all doom and gloom

2. partial or total darkness [Middle English gloumben to look sullen]

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 << OPPOSITE light

noun 2. depression, despair, misery, sadness, sorrow, blues, woe, melancholy, unhappiness, desolation, despondency, dejection, low spirits, downheartedness << OPPOSITE happiness

Translations

gloom [gluːm] n → penumbra (= sadness); desaliento, melancolía

gloom [gluːm] n → obscurité f (= sadness); tristesse f, mélancolie f

gloom [gluːm] n → Düsterkeit f;

(sadness) → düstere or gedrückte Stimmung f

gloom [gluːm] n → oscurità, buio (= 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, skemerheidظَلام دامِس، حُلْكَهмракšeromørkedie Dunkelheitμισοσκόταδοpenumbrapimedusتیرگی؛ کم نوریhämärädemi-jourקַדרוּתआंशिक अंधकार, उदासीpolumrakhomályremang-remangmyrkur, dimmaoscurità薄暗がり어둑어둑함, 어둠tamsatumsakekelamanhalfduisterdyp skygge, (nesten) mørkepółmrokescuridãosemiîntunericмракšeropolmraktminadunkelความมืดalaca karanlık, yarı karanlık陰暗темрява, морокدھندلاہٹbóng tối lờ mờ阴暗

2 sadness The king's death cast a gloom over the whole country.droefgeestigheidغَم، كَرَب، كآبَهмеланхолияsmutekforstemthedder Trübsinnθλίψηpesimismo, tristeza, melancolíakurbusاندوهsurutristesseעֶצֶבउदासीtuga, žalostszomorúságkesedihandrungi, depurðtristezza憂うつ침울liūdesys, nusiminimasdrūmums; nomāktībakemuramansomberheiddyster stemning, forstemthetprzygnębienietristezatristeţeпечальsmútokpotrtostsetadysterhet, förstämningความเศร้าโศกüzüntü, keder憂鬱сум, смутокافسردگیsự u sầu忧郁

adj ˈgloomy

1 sad or depressed Don't look so gloomy.somber, droefgeestigeكَئيبтъженsmutný, sklíčenýforstemtschwermütigμελαγχολικόςtriste, melancólico, sombríomornمحزون؛ افسردهsynkkätristeעַגוּםअंधेराtužan, depresivanszomorú, bússedihdapur, hnugginntriste憂うつな우울한liūdnas, nusiminęsnomākts; nospiestsmuramsomberdyster, forstemt, melankolskponurytristetristугрюмыйsmutnýpotrtsumorandysterเศร้าหมองüzgün憂鬱的сумовитий, смутнийاداسrầu rĩ忧郁的

2 depressing gloomy news.neerslagtigeمُثير للكآبَهпотискащdeprimujícíforstemmendetraurigκαταθλιπτικόςtriste, pesimistasüngeغمگین کنندهsynkkäsombreקוֹדֵרनिराशाजनकtužan, depresivannyomasztómenyedihkanniðurdrepandideprimente気をめいらせる침울하게 하는slogusnospiedošs; nomācošsyang menyebabkan kemuramanbedroevendtrist, dysterprzygnębiającymelancólicosumbruпечальныйbezútešnýžalostendepresivandyster, tristห่อเหี่ยวใจüzücü令人沮喪的сумнийافسردہthất vọng令人沮丧的

3 dim; dark gloomy rooms.donkerمُعْتِم، دامِسмраченtmavýmørkdüsterθαμπός, σκοτεινόςoscuro, lóbrego, tenebrosopimeنیمه تاریکpimeäsombreאַפלוּלִיकम अंधेराtmuran, mračansötétremang-remangdimmur, skuggsÿnnbuio薄暗い어두운niūrustumšs; drūmsmuramsomber(halv)mørk, dystermrocznyescuroîntunecatмрачныйtmavýmračenmračandunkelมืดคลึ้มkaranlık, kasvetli黑暗的похмурийتاریکtối tăm; u ám黑暗的

n ˈgloominess

duisterheid, somberheidغَم، كآبَه، عَتْمَهмракtmavost; skleslostmørkeder Schwermutμελαγχολίαoscuridad, penumbra, sombrasüngusافسردگی؛ تاریکیsynkkyysassombrissementקַדרוּת, עֶצֶבउदासी, निराशाtmurnost, potištenostborongósságkeremangandimma; drungioscurità薄暗さ우울niūrumas, liūdnumasdrūmums; nomāktībakemuramansomberheid, droefgeestigheiddysterhet, forstemthetmrocznośćescuridãoîntunecimeмрачностьponurosťmračnostsumornostdunkel, dysterhet, förstämningความเศร้าหมองkasvet, üzüntü憂悶морокاداسیcảnh tối tăm忧闷