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1. A state of partial or total darkness
   "he struck a match to dispel the gloom"
   - somberness, sombreness
    
2. A feeling of melancholy apprehension
   - gloominess, somberness, sombreness
    
3. An atmosphere of depression and melancholy
   "gloom pervaded the office"
   - gloominess, glumness

Sounds like: glume

Derived forms: glooms

See also: gloomy

Type of: ambiance, ambience, apprehension, apprehensiveness, atmosphere, dread, melancholy, semidarkness

Encyclopedia: Gloom