noun
1 sadness
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep
▪
She was in a deep ~ because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky.
▪ general ( esp. BrE )
▪ economic
▪
the general economic ~
VERB + GLOOM
▪ be filled with , be sunk in , sink into
▪
He was sunk in deep ~ at the prospect of being alone.
▪
I sank into ~ and depression.
▪ fill sb with
▪
The news filled me with ~.
▪ cast
▪
Talk of his ill health cast ~ over the celebrations.
▪ dispel , lift ( esp. BrE )
▪
efforts to dispel their ~
GLOOM + VERB
▪ deepen , descend (both esp. BrE )
▪
Their ~ deepened as the election results came in.
▪
She felt ~ descend on her shoulders.
▪ lift
▪
When the ~ finally lifts, the pessimists will be surprised at how much has been going right.
PREPOSITION
▪ in ~
▪
The nation was deep in ~.
▪ ~ about
▪
There is a general ~ about the farming industry.
PHRASES
▪ doom and ~ , ~ and despondency ( BrE )
▪
Despite falling demand, the year has not been all doom and ~.
▪
the darkest feelings of ~ and despondency
2 darkness
ADJECTIVE
▪ deep
▪ deepening , descending , gathering
▪
He peered into the gathering ~.
▪ cold , damp
▪ evening
▪
The fog looked ominous in the evening ~.
VERB + GLOOM
▪ penetrate , pierce
▪
The sound of distant police whistles pierced the ~.
▪ adjust to , become accustomed to , get accustomed to
▪
Slowly, my eyes became accustomed to the ~.
▪ peer into , peer through
GLOOM + VERB
▪ deepen ( BrE ), descend
▪
We sat and watched as the ~ descended.
PREPOSITION
▪ in the ~
▪
We lost sight of them in the ~.
▪ into the ~
▪
She watched him disappear into the ~.
▪ out of the ~
▪
Two figures materialized out of the ~.
▪ through the ~
▪
She could see the house faintly through the ~.