English noun: gloom |
1. | gloom (state) a state of partial or total darkness |
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| Samples | He struck a match to dispel the gloom.
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| Synonyms | somberness, sombreness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | semidarkness |
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2. | gloom (feeling) a feeling of melancholy apprehension |
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| Synonyms | gloominess, somberness, sombreness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread, melancholy |
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3. | gloom (state) an atmosphere of depression and melancholy |
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| Samples | Gloom pervaded the office.
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| Synonyms | gloominess, glumness |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ambiance, ambience, atmosphere |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | bareness, bleakness, cloud, desolation, nakedness |
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