Collocations for gloom - noun

black, deep
She was in deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky.

general | economic
the general economic gloom

be filled with, be sunk in, sink into
He was sunk in deep gloom at the prospect of being alone. | I sank into gloom and depression.

fill sb with
The news filled me with gloom.

cast
Rumours of his ill health cast gloom over the celebrations.

combat, dispel, lift
efforts to dispel their gloom

deepen, descend
Their gloom deepened as the election results came in. | She felt gloom descend on her shoulders.

lift
When the gloom finally lifts, the pessimists will be surprised at how much has been going right.

in ~
The nation was deep in gloom.

~ about
There is a general gloom about the farming industry.

doom and gloom
Despite falling demand, the year has not been all doom and gloom.

gloom and despondency
the darkest feelings of gloom and despondency

deep | deepening, descending, gathering
He peered into the gathering gloom.

cold, damp, dingy | evening
The fog looked ominous in the evening gloom.

penetrate, pierce
The sound of distant police whistles pierced the gloom.

adjust to, become/get accustomed to
Slowly, my eyes became accustomed to the gloom.

peer into/through | be shrouded in
The sun went in and the house was again shrouded in gloom.

deepen, descend
We sat and watched as the gloom descended.

in the ~
We lost sight of them in the gloom.

into the ~
The tram rattled off into the gloom.

out of the ~
Two figures materialized out of the gloom.

through the ~
She could see the house faintly through the gloom.