gloom

/ɡlum/
verb
  1. To look or feel sad and without hope.
    • She gloomed over her lost opportunity for weeks.
    • Don't just gloom in your room; come talk to us.
    • He gloomed about the house all day after hearing the news.
  2. To make a place dark or gloomy.
    • The tall buildings gloom the narrow streets below.
    • Smoke from the fire gloomed the entire valley.
    • Thick clouds gloomed the sky before the storm.
noun
  1. A feeling of sadness or hopelessness.
    • A cloud of gloom settled over the team after they lost the championship.
    • She couldn't shake the gloom that followed her after the bad news.
    • The rainy weather added to the general gloom in the house.
  2. Almost complete darkness; deep shadow.
    • We could barely see through the gloom of the foggy forest.
    • A single candle barely lit the gloom of the basement.
    • The old castle was filled with gloom and mystery.
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