Gloom — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of partial or total darkness

a feeling of melancholy apprehension

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈʌt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡlˈuːm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡlˈuːm/

1 syllable Say it as /ɡˈʌt/.

Examples

he struck a match to dispel the gloom
gloom pervaded the office

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

somberness gloominess glumness sombreness

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of partial or total darkness “he struck a match to dispel the gloom”
noun	a feeling of melancholy apprehension
noun	an atmosphere of depression and melancholy “gloom pervaded the office”

Word Forms

gloomy	adjective	depressingly dark
somber	adjective	lacking brightness or color; dull
sombre	adjective	lacking brightness or color; dull

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Düsternis

ein Zustand teilweiser oder völliger Dunkelheit

🇫🇷French

obscurité

un état d'obscurité partielle ou totale

🇪🇸Spanish

oscuridad

un estado de oscuridad parcial o total

🇮🇹Italian

oscurità

uno stato di oscurità parziale o totale

🇳🇱Dutch

somberheid

een toestand van gedeeltelijke of totale duisternis

🇵🇹Portuguese

melancolia

um estado de escuridão parcial ou total

🇷🇺Russian

мрак

состояние частичной или полной темноты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

उदासी

आंशिक या पूर्ण अंधकार की स्थिति

🇧🇩Bengali

বিষণ্ণতা

আংশিক বা সম্পূর্ণ অন্ধকারের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

இருள்

பகுதி அல்லது முழு இருள் நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

చీకటి

పాక్షిక లేదా మొత్తం చీకటి స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

अंधुक

आंशिक किंवा संपूर्ण अंधाराची स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

અંધકાર

આંશિક અથવા સંપૂર્ણ અંધકારની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕತ್ತಲೆ

ಭಾಗಶಃ ಅಥವಾ ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣ ಕತ್ತಲೆಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇരുട്ട്

ഭാഗികമോ പൂർണ്ണമോ ആയ ഇരുട്ടിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਉਦਾਸੀ

ਅੰਸ਼ਕ ਜਾਂ ਪੂਰੇ ਹਨੇਰੇ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

اداسی

جزوی یا مکمل اندھیرے کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

愁云

部分或完全黑暗的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

暗い

部分的または完全な暗闇の状態

🇰🇷Korean

어둠

부분적 또는 전체적 어둠의 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự u ám

trạng thái tối tăm một phần hoặc toàn bộ

🇹🇭Thai

ความเศร้าโศก

สถานะของความมืดบางส่วนหรือทั้งหมด

🇮🇩Indonesian

kesuraman

keadaan gelap sebagian atau total

🇵🇭Filipino

dilim

isang estado ng bahagyang o kabuuang kadiliman

🇲🇾Malay

kesuraman

keadaan separa atau gelap sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الكآبة

حالة من الظلام الجزئي أو الكلي

🇮🇷Persian

تاریکی

حالت تاریکی جزئی یا کامل

🇹🇷Turkish

kasvet

kısmi veya tam karanlık durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

קַדרוּת

מצב של חושך חלקי או מוחלט

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'gloom'?

The primary meaning of 'gloom' is 'a state of partial or total darkness'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'gloom' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'gloom' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'gloom' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'gloom' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'gloom' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'gloom' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'gloom' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'gloom' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'gloom' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'gloom' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted