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Noun

A state of depression or despondency

Partial or total darkness

Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death

The characteristic of being drab

A state or cause of gloom, suspicion, trouble, or worry

The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them

An obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles

Something that covers or hides (in darkness), figuratively or literally

A person or thing that has a subduing or inhibiting effect

Solemnity or glumness in mood or manner

Sullen face

To stare at in an angry or fierce way

To obscure or darken

To fret or worry deeply about something

Be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment

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A state of depression or despondency

vapors^US

vapours^UK

lugubriosity

troubles

clinical depression

endogenous depression

looking on the black side

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“The morale-boosting victory lifted the gloom hanging over the club amid the uncertainty surrounding its future.”

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Partial or total darkness

grayness^US

greyness^UK

leadenness

black cloud

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“Something about the gloom and the darkness appealed to me, probably the same reason I loved horror movies.”

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Intense sorrow, especially caused by someone's death

trials and tribulations

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The characteristic of being drab

grayness^US

greyness^UK

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A state or cause of gloom, suspicion, trouble, or worry

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The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot change them

acceptance of the inevitable

looking on the black side

expectation of the worst

chip on your shoulder

vapors^US

vapours^UK

endogenous depression

one's black dog

reactive depression

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An obscuration of the lower atmosphere, typically caused by fine suspended particles

vapour^UK

vapor^US

water vapor^US

vapors^US

vapours^UK

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Something that covers or hides (in darkness), figuratively or literally

pretence^UK

pretense^US

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A person or thing that has a subduing or inhibiting effect

balk^US

defence^UK

defense^US

baulk^UK

monkey wrench in the works

precautionary measure

preventive measure

protective measure

millstone around your neck

baulking^UK

balking^US

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Solemnity or glumness in mood or manner

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Sullen face

long face

dejected look

face as long as a fiddle

Verb

To stare at in an angry or fierce way

give someone a death stare

give someone dirty looks

turn down the corners of your mouth

pull a long face

turn the corners of one's mouth down

make faces

screw up one's face

make a wry face

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To obscure or darken

gray^US

grey^UK

block off the light to

shut out the light from

discolour^UK

discolor^US

become covered in condensation

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To fret or worry deeply about something

feel despondent about

feel sorry for yourself

agonize^US

agonise^UK

go about like a half-shut knife

give someone a death stare

give someone dirty looks

turn down the corners of your mouth

purse your lips

look sulky

turn the corners of one's mouth down

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Be silent, morose, and bad-tempered out of annoyance or disappointment

feel sorry for yourself

give someone a death stare

feel despondent about

give someone dirty looks

turn down the corners of your mouth

purse your lips

look sulky

turn the corners of one's mouth down

go about like a half-shut knife

wear a long face

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