gloom

noun

/ɡluːm/

Idioms

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[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.
Extra Examples
- He was sunk in deep gloom at the prospect of being alone.
- I sank into gloom and depression.
- Rumours of his ill health cast gloom over the celebrations.
- She felt gloom descend on her shoulders.
- She was in a deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky.
- The nation was deep in gloom.
- The news filled me with gloom.
- There is a general gloom about the farming industry.
- When the gloom finally lifts, the pessimists will be surprised at how much has been going right.
- efforts to dispel their gloom
- the darkest feelings of gloom and despondency
- the general economic gloom
Topics Feelingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- general
- economic
- …
verb + gloom
- be filled with
- be sunk in
- sink into
- …
gloom + verb
- deepen
- descend
- lift
- …
preposition
- in gloom
- gloom about
phrases
- doom and gloom
- gloom and despondency
See full entry
[uncountable] (literary) almost total darkness
- We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom.
- Caroline peered into the gloom of the hallway.
Extra Examples
- He peered into the gathering gloom.
- She could see the house faintly through the gloom.
- She watched him disappear into the gloom.
- Slowly, my eyes became accustomed to the gloom.
- The fog looked ominous in the evening gloom.
- The sound of distant police whistles pierced the gloom.
- The sun went in and the house was again shrouded in gloom.
- The tram rattled off into the gloom.
- Two figures materialized out of the gloom.
- We lost sight of them in the gloom.
- We sat and watched as the gloom descended.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- deep
- deepening
- descending
- …
verb + gloom
- penetrate
- pierce
- adjust to
- …
gloom + verb
- deepen
- descend
preposition
- in the gloom
- into the gloom
- out of the gloom
- …
See full entry

Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin.

Idioms

doom and gloom | gloom and doom

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 the England team.
More Like This Rhyming pairs in idioms
Rhyming pairs in idioms
- doom and gloom
- fair and square
- high and dry
- huff and puff
- name and shame
- slice and dice
- thrills and spills
- wear and tear
- wheel and deal
- wine and dine

pile on the agony/gloom

(especially British English, informal) to make an unpleasant situation worse
- Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.

单词	gloom
释义	gloom noun /ɡluːm/ /ɡluːm/ Idioms jump to other results [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. Extra Examples He was sunk in deep gloom at the prospect of being alone. I sank into gloom and depression. Rumours of his ill health cast gloom over the celebrations. She felt gloom descend on her shoulders. She was in a deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky. The nation was deep in gloom. The news filled me with gloom. There is a general gloom about the farming industry. When the gloom finally lifts, the pessimists will be surprised at how much has been going right. efforts to dispel their gloom the darkest feelings of gloom and despondency the general economic gloom Topics Feelingsc1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep general economic … verb + gloom be filled with be sunk in sink into … gloom + verb deepen descend lift … preposition in gloom gloom about phrases doom and gloom gloom and despondency See full entry [uncountable] (literary) almost total darkness We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom. Caroline peered into the gloom of the hallway. Extra Examples He peered into the gathering gloom. She could see the house faintly through the gloom. She watched him disappear into the gloom. Slowly, my eyes became accustomed to the gloom. The fog looked ominous in the evening gloom. The sound of distant police whistles pierced the gloom. The sun went in and the house was again shrouded in gloom. The tram rattled off into the gloom. Two figures materialized out of the gloom. We lost sight of them in the gloom. We sat and watched as the gloom descended. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective deep deepening descending … verb + gloom penetrate pierce adjust to … gloom + verb deepen descend preposition in the gloom into the gloom out of the gloom … See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): of unknown origin. Idioms doom and gloom \| gloom and doom 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 the England team. More Like This Rhyming pairs in idiomsRhyming pairs in idioms doom and gloom fair and square high and dry huff and puff name and shame slice and dice thrills and spills wear and tear wheel and deal wine and dine pile on the agony/gloom (especially British English, informal) to make an unpleasant situation worse Bosses piled on the agony with threats of more job losses.
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