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gloom
noun
A feeling of melancholy apprehension
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ɡluːm
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noun
A feeling of melancholy apprehension
noun
A state of partial or total darkness
“He struck a match to dispel the gloom”
noun
An atmosphere of depression and melancholy
“Gloom pervaded the office”
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He struck a match to dispel the gloom
Gloom pervaded the office
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