gloom
[ gloom ]
/ glum /
noun
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
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Definition for gloom (2 of 2)
glooms
[ gloomz ]
/ glumz /
plural noun
the blues; melancholy (usually preceded by the).
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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, adjective gloomfully, adverb gloomless, adjectiveWord Origin for gloom
C14
gloumben to look sullen; related to Norwegian dialect
glome to eye suspiciously