gloom

[ gloom ]

/ glum /

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noun

total or partial darkness; dimness.

a state of melancholy or depression; low spirits.

a despondent or depressed look or expression.

verb (used without object)

to appear or become dark, dim, or somber.

to look sad, dismal, or dejected; frown.

verb (used with object)

to fill with gloom; make gloomy or sad; sadden.

to make dark or somber.

Origin of gloom

1300–50; Middle English gloumben,glomen to frown, perhaps representing Old English *glūmian (akin to early German gläumen to make turbid); see glum

SYNONYMS FOR gloom

1 shadow, shade, obscurity.

2 dejection, despondency, sadness.

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ANTONYMS FOR gloom

1 brightness.

2 cheerful.

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OTHER WORDS FROM gloom

gloomful, adjectivegloom·ful·ly, adverbgloomless, adjectiveoutgloom, verb (used with object)

un·der·gloom, nounun·gloom, verb (used with object)

Words nearby gloom

glomus, glomus choroideum, glomus jugulare, glomus jugulare tumor, glomus tumor, gloom, gloom and doom, glooms, gloomy, gloop, Glooscap

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Example sentences from the Web for gloom

Comet 67P spent most of its lifetime—billions of years—in the dim gloom of the Kuiper Belt, a region of the outer solar system that extends well beyond Pluto.
These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Corey S. Powell|August 26, 2020|Nautilus
They peered out into the gloom from Battery Park and could not make out her form.
128 Years Old and Still a Looker: Happy Birthday to Lady Liberty|Elizabeth Mitchell|October 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He is rather drawn to figures in pain, to the primordial, and to gloom.
Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali|Jason McGahan|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In the gloom the flash of missiles impacting in the distance heartened them.
America’s WTF Air War in Syria|Jamie Dettmer|October 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST

To add to the gloom, several high-profile Ebola cases have occurred in health-care workers treating patients with the disease.
What Ebola on a Plane Means for the U.S.|Kent Sepkowitz|August 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Yet jollity and gloom are still at war in our censorious age.
A History of American Fun|Stefan Beck|February 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The next moment he turned away, and was lost in the gloom of the trees.
Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk|John Ross Browne
As far as they could make out in the gloom, the arrangement here also was similar to that in France.
The Pit Prop Syndicate|Freeman Wills Crofts
Then, as her eyes grew accustomed to the gloom, she espied Willem.
The Return of Peter Grimm|David Belasco
Suddenly sharp flashes of lightning darted in zigzag rays through the gloom.
Patchwork|Anna Balmer Myers
Entering the stable, they found a lantern lighting the gloom, and Diogenes in a state of agitation.
Mistress Anne|Temple Bailey

British Dictionary definitions for gloom

gloom

/ (ɡluːm) /

noun

partial or total darkness

a state of depression or melancholy

an appearance or expression of despondency or melancholy

poetic a dim or dark place

verb

(intr) to look sullen or depressed

to make or become dark or gloomy

Derived forms of gloom

gloomful, adjectivegloomfully, adverbgloomless, adjective

Word Origin for gloom

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	gloom
释义	gloom [ gloom ] / glum / SEE SYNONYMS FOR gloom ON THESAURUS.COM noun total or partial darkness; dimness. a state of melancholy or depression; low spirits. a despondent or depressed look or expression. verb (used without object) to appear or become dark, dim, or somber. to look sad, dismal, or dejected; frown. verb (used with object) to fill with gloom; make gloomy or sad; sadden. to make dark or somber. Origin of gloom 1300–50; Middle English gloumben,glomen to frown, perhaps representing Old English *glūmian (akin to early German gläumen to make turbid); see glum SYNONYMS FOR gloom 1 shadow, shade, obscurity. 2 dejection, despondency, sadness. SEE SYNONYMS FOR gloom ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR gloom 1 brightness. 2 cheerful. SEE ANTONYMS FOR gloom ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM gloom gloomful, adjectivegloom·ful·ly, adverbgloomless, adjectiveoutgloom, verb (used with object) un·der·gloom, nounun·gloom, verb (used with object) Words nearby gloom glomus, glomus choroideum, glomus jugulare, glomus jugulare tumor, glomus tumor, gloom, gloom and doom, glooms, gloomy, gloop, Glooscap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for gloom Comet 67P spent most of its lifetime—billions of years—in the dim gloom of the Kuiper Belt, a region of the outer solar system that extends well beyond Pluto. These Images Expose the Dark Side of the Solar System - Issue 89: The Dark Side\|Corey S. Powell\|August 26, 2020\|Nautilus They peered out into the gloom from Battery Park and could not make out her form. 128 Years Old and Still a Looker: Happy Birthday to Lady Liberty\|Elizabeth Mitchell\|October 28, 2014\|DAILY BEAST He is rather drawn to figures in pain, to the primordial, and to gloom. Trading Dime Bags for Salvador Dali\|Jason McGahan\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In the gloom the flash of missiles impacting in the distance heartened them. America’s WTF Air War in Syria\|Jamie Dettmer\|October 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST To add to the gloom, several high-profile Ebola cases have occurred in health-care workers treating patients with the disease. What Ebola on a Plane Means for the U.S.\|Kent Sepkowitz\|August 7, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Yet jollity and gloom are still at war in our censorious age. A History of American Fun\|Stefan Beck\|February 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The next moment he turned away, and was lost in the gloom of the trees. Crusoe's Island: A Ramble in the Footsteps of Alexander Selkirk\|John Ross Browne As far as they could make out in the gloom, the arrangement here also was similar to that in France. The Pit Prop Syndicate\|Freeman Wills Crofts Then, as her eyes grew accustomed to the gloom, she espied Willem. The Return of Peter Grimm\|David Belasco Suddenly sharp flashes of lightning darted in zigzag rays through the gloom. Patchwork\|Anna Balmer Myers Entering the stable, they found a lantern lighting the gloom, and Diogenes in a state of agitation. Mistress Anne\|Temple Bailey British Dictionary definitions for gloom gloom / (ɡluːm) / noun partial or total darkness a state of depression or melancholy an appearance or expression of despondency or melancholy poetic a dim or dark place verb (intr) to look sullen or depressed to make or become dark or gloomy Derived forms of gloom gloomful, adjectivegloomfully, adverbgloomless, adjective Word Origin for gloom C14 gloumben to look sullen; related to Norwegian dialect glome to eye suspiciously Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to gloom doldrums, malaise, foreboding, sorrow, pessimism, bitterness, weariness, grief, sadness, despair, misery, woe, discouragement, anguish, horror, shadow, cloud, distress, downheartedness, blues
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gloom

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