gloom

(glo͞om)

1. a. Partial or total darkness; dimness: switched on a table lamp to banish the gloom of a winter afternoon.
   b. A partially or totally dark place, area, or location.
2. a. An atmosphere of melancholy or depression: Gloom pervaded the office.
   b. A state of melancholy or depression; despondency.

1. To be or become dark, shaded, or obscure.
2. To feel, appear, or act despondent, sad, or mournful.

1. To make dark, shaded, or obscure.
2. Archaic To make despondent; sadden.