deep gloom
Frequency: 7.815.1 per million words
Refers to a strong feeling of sadness or intense darkness.
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- She was in a deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky.
- He was sunk in deep gloom at the prospect of being alone.
- The nation was in deep gloom after the election results.
- A deep gloom settled over the office when the layoffs were announced.
- As the storm cut the power, the hallway fell into a deep gloom.
- Weeks of rain left the village in a deep gloom, both literal and emotional.
- Despite the forecasts, the deep gloom lifted once the market rebounded.
- Can anything pierce this deep gloom we’re feeling tonight?
- By morning, the deep gloom had given way to cautious optimism.
- Try to dispel the deep gloom with a walk and some fresh air.