noun
- partial or total darkness
- a feeling of sadness or depression
verb
- to look or feel sad and dejected
Examples
- The thick forest was filled with gloom even at midday.
- She sat in the gloom of her unlit room.
- A sense of gloom settled over the town after the factory closed.
- His face showed the gloom he felt about his test results.
- The economic forecast cast gloom over the meeting.
- Don’t gloom about your mistakes; learn from them instead.
- He continued to gloom in the corner while others celebrated.