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[ noun ] a state of partial or total darkness
Synonyms Examples "he struck a match to dispell the gloom" Used in print (Glayds H. Barr, The Master of Geneva....)A carriage crunched by , its dim lights filtering through the gloom . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)Now , Adam , in the gray light of afternoon , stared across at the hut opposite his tent , and thought_of Simms_Purdew lying in there in the gloom , snoring on his bunk , with the fumes of whisky choking the air . (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)It seemed to her , as it seemed each night , that the gloom drew itself in and became densest at the table 's empty chairs , giving her the frequent illusion that she dined with shadows . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a feeling of melancholy apprehension
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[ noun ] an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
Synonyms Examples "gloom pervaded the office" Related terms |
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