Gloom
gloom (noun) -
a. a feeling of hopelessness and despair
b. a darkness in which it is difficult to see clearly
gloomy (adjective) - sad and without hope
economic gloom
in a time of economic gloom
experience economic gloom
a year of economic gloom for the car industry
the economic gloom failed to prevent nearly 7,000 visitors attending the exhibition
Despite the economic gloom,...
signs of change amid economic gloom
an interest rate cut to lift the gloom
shake off the gloom
shake off the gloom that persisted for most of last year in the markets
worldwide economic gloom
a time of high unemployment and economic gloom
economic gloom aggravated by political uncertainty made buyers nervous
the ravages of a year of unremitting economic gloom
acknowledged widespread economic gloom throughout the industrialized world
a period of power cuts and economic gloom
in a month of fatal stabbings, horrific child murder and economic gloom
gloomy forecasts
gloomy predictions
a gloomy outlook
gloomy foreboding
she viewed the scheme with gloomy foreboding
a gloomy prognosis
she confirmed the gloomy prognosis
a catalyst for gloomy thoughts
general gloom
doom and gloom
deepen the gloom
the deepening gloom
as the gloom thickened
lift the gloom
shake off the gloom
dispel the gloom
combat the gloom
dark and gloomy
cast a gloom over the celebrations
cast a gloom over the festivities
nothing could brighten my day nor lift the gloom
nothing quite like it for resuscitating spirits depressed by wintry gloom
through the gloom I could make out Y
eyes become accustomed to the gloom
a gloomy mood
drift into a deep gloom
a gloomy expression on her face
a gloomy old moaner
a gloomy silence
gloomy clothes
live in a gloomy house
live in a gloomy building
in a glommy part of town
plant some flowers around the gloomy house
deep gloom prevailed
no end in sight for the gloomy situation
a moment of deep gloom
one of those gloomy moments
it cast a deep gloom over them
they fell into a deep deep gloom
Example sentences:
* "When he says that he is trying to be cheerful, he still sounds very gloomy."
* "The central bank governor wants an instant 2% interest rate cut to lift the gloom."
* "It was a moment of deep gloom and alarm."
* "The whole planet had faded into a deep gloom."
* "The retail industry seems to be shaking off the gloom that persisted most of last year."
* "The government is happy to see visible signs in the towns new shops that at least something is changing amid the general economic gloom."
* "If the political party could not win in a time of economic gloom, bolstered by the most effective campaign it has ever fought, and facing a Government whose campaign did not really come to life until the last 10 days ago, then when could it?"
* "In a year of economic gloom for the car industry, it was a spectacular success."
* "If you experience economic gloom, you should be able to find financial assistance because you are well placed astrologically this year."
* "Still, not all was gloom."
* "The foundry operates in a former Turkish bathhouse roofed with nine ventilated domes, where, in deep gloom lit only from the dome vents, two teenage boys and an old woman produce all sizes of bells and ecclesiastical brassware."
* "Kate drifted into a deep gloom shortly after leaving the doctor's surgery room."
* "Barely three months ago, deep gloom prevailed in Tokyo."
* "Neither of them was young, and the thought of going to a place where everything including the language was different, apart from Slovene and German they spoke only Triestino, cast a deep gloom over them, but they had no choice but to go."
* "Everyone who comes here at once delights in the surroundings, and yet when those periods were upon me, nothing could brighten my day nor lift the gloom."
* On a more optimistic note, French Property News reports that the economic gloom failed to prevent nearly 7,000 visitors attending its exhibition held in London in September.
* "Despite the economic gloom, City types are feeling quite skittish now that the former men-only Marks & Sparks in London's Leadenhall Street has let the ladies in."
* "Despite prevailing economic gloom, the Salon also turned down requests from several US dealers wanting to take part."
* "Economic gloom hits the nation." (newspaper headline)
* "At a time of high unemployment and economic gloom, undocumented workers are resented and so is the money the state spends on them."
* "Certain long-lost American collectors were spotted like swallows heralding spring, but economic gloom aggravated by political uncertainty in France and Britain made buyers nervous."
* "The organisers are confident that this rigour will set a new standard for fairs in Italy, and hope, despite the world-wide economic gloom, to stimulate the Italian buying public, which has, even this year, remained active in the price-range up to 50,000 pounds."
* "The world fair opens amid a backdrop of economic gloom."
* "And we pray for those who have the responsibility of leadership in society and industry, that through knowledge of your will and your peace, they may find a just and fair way forward from the current economic gloom."
* "It failed however, to make up for the ravages of a year of unremitting economic gloom, no matter how many green shoots the media and some pundits were determined to see in the crowds of shoppers that hit the stores on bank holiday Monday, 28th December."
* "The G-7 leaders in their final communique acknowledged widespread economic gloom throughout the industrialized world."
* "Moral panic is one of the more enduring items on the domestic cultural menu and in a month of fatal stabbings, horrific child murder and economic gloom, society seems once again all too willing to frighten itself to death."
* "You will remember that occasionally our professor provided a focus of illumination in a period of power cuts, economic gloom and all the rest of it."
* "A few yards through the gloom I could make out the shape of a hedge and what appeared to be the entrance to a sunken road and beyond that a graveyard."
* "There is nothing quite like it for resuscitating spirits depressed by wintry gloom."
* "The girl let go of my hand and moved away into the gloom behind me, where she must have put the screwed-up five-pound notes on to the chest of drawers with the magazines, the small framed photograph and all the other odds and ends spilled over the varnished oak top of the desk."
* "As the gloom thickened, Leeds, a goal up, suddenly conceded three in quick succession, and the game ended in victory for Orient."
* "It was dark inside the cottage and some moments before the Friar's eyes became accustomed to the gloom."
* "It gave the misty, miserable planet an added aura of gloom."
* "Recent newspaper front pages have been littered with doom and gloom stories about company collapses, including some well-known names."
* "Charles started off into the gloom.'
* "It was a moment before his eyes became accustomed to the gloom."
* "The house price survey announced by the government today brings more gloom."
* "In these days of gloom and doom, how refreshing to read about the lifeguard who risked his life to save his dog."
* "For the first time since they began the surveys, Dun and Bradstreet report a negative outlook for the profits of retailers, which indicates a gloomy outlook for consumer spending in the run-up to Christmas."
* "The Pound Sterling hung like a pall over the financial markets which have been growing more gloomy for their own reasons in recent months."
* "Everything has conspired towards this gloomy conclusion."
* "Our original fears were so gloomy, our expectations so low, that almost anything could be better."
* "Nigel viewed the scheme with gloomy foreboding."
* "The weather outlook is just as gloomy for today."
* "Soon the room was no longer dim but remained rather gloomy."
* "The manor house, despite a change in the weather, still looked grim: a gloomy, squat huddle of buildings hiding behind a cracked, moss-covered wall."
* The building was always so gloomy and is now completely empty.
* "He managed to get the gloomy Georg to circulate amongst the guests with more champagne and everyone averted their eyes as Georg drew near Suzi and refilled her glass."
* "There was another gloomy silence, then suddenly Sophie said something."
* "There was a swing away from deep mourning and gloomy clothes, despite the Queen's rigid adherence to them."
* "The professor confirmed the gloomy prognosis."
* "The catalyst for these gloomy thoughts was an article published recently in a magazine."
* "They really ought to plant a few flowers around the gloomy station."
