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