Partial or total darkness.
verb. Gloom is defined as darkness or a dark and gloomy place, or it is defined as a state of being depressed and in a bad mood. 1  The shadows and darkness in an abandon house are an example of gloom. 2  When you sit around all day in your room and cry because your boyfriend broke up with you, this is an example of gloom.  gloom·y. adj. gloom·i·er, gloom·i·est. 1. Partially or totally dark, especially dismal and dreary: a damp, gloomy day. 2. Showing or filled with gloom: gloomy faces.  gloom and doom. the feeling that a situation is bad and is not likely to improve There's been so much gloom and doom here, I think we should try to provide a smile.  gloom noun [U]. › ​feelings of worry that things are ​bad and will not ​improve: There is widespread doom and gloom about the company's future. The ​market gloom was caused by fears of ​recession. (Definition of gloom from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press). gloom noun [U] (DARKNESS). › literary a ​situation in which it is ​nearly ​dark and ​difficult to ​see well: She ​peered into the gloom, but she couldn't ​see where the ​noise was coming from. A ​figure ​emerged from the gloom of the ​corridor 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. 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. He was often subject to periods of gloom. A cloud of gloom has descended over the city. The papers are filled with stories of gloom and doom. [=with sad and tragic stories]. [+] more examples [-] hide examples [+] Example sentences [-] Hide examples. Comments & Questions. gloom. n. 1. partial or total darkness. 2. a state of depression or melancholy. 3. an appearance or expression of despondency or melancholy. 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. gloom noun [U] (WITHOUT HOPE). › ​feelings of ​great unhappiness and ​loss of ​hope: Bergman's ​films are often ​full of gloom and ​despair. There is ​widespread gloom and ​doom about the company's ​future. gloom noun [U] (DARKNESS). › literary a ​situation in which it is ​nearly ​dark and ​difficult to ​see well: She ​peered into the gloom, but she couldn't ​see where the ​noise was coming from. A ​figure ​emerged from the gloom of the ​corridor
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