Gloom (Noun)
Meaning 1
A state of partial or total darkness; "he struck a match to dispel the gloom".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The gloom that had descended upon the town since the storm rolled in made it feel eerily quiet and abandoned.
- He lit a candle to dispel the gloom in the room and create a cozy atmosphere.
- The cave was darkness, an inky blackness that seemed to swallow all light and leave only an oppressive gloom.
- As the sun set behind the mountains, a deep gloom settled over the landscape, and the air grew colder.
- The abandoned asylum was shrouded in a perpetual gloom, as if the darkness itself had taken up residence within its crumbling walls.
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Meaning 2
A feeling of melancholy apprehension.
Classification
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions.
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Meaning 3
An atmosphere of depression and melancholy; "gloom pervaded the office".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.