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gloom

(gl/u/m )

a state of partial or total darkness(noun.state)

Example:
He struck a match to dispel the gloom.

Synonym:
somberness, sombreness

source: wordnet30
a feeling of melancholy apprehension(noun.feeling)

Synonym:
gloominess, somberness, sombreness

source: wordnet30
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy(noun.state)

Example:
Gloom pervaded the office.

Synonym:
gloominess, glumness

source: wordnet30
Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the gloom of a forest, or of midnight.(noun)

source: webster1913

To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.(verb)

source: webster1913
To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.(verb)

source: webster1913

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