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Collocations for gloom - noun

1. sadness

ADJECTIVE

deep
She was in a deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky.
general (esp. BrE)
economic
the general economic gloom

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VERB + 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
Talk of his ill health cast gloom over the celebrations.
dispel, lift (esp. BrE)
efforts to dispel their gloom

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gloom + VERB

deepen, descend (both esp. BrE)
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.

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PREPOSITION

in gloom
The nation was deep in gloom.
gloom about
There is a general gloom about the farming industry.

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PHRASES

doom and gloom, gloom and despondency (BrE)
Despite falling demand, the year has not been all doom and gloom.
the darkest feelings of gloom and despondency

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2. darkness

ADJECTIVE

deep
deepening, descending, gathering
He peered into the gathering gloom.
cold, damp
evening
The fog looked ominous in the evening gloom.

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VERB + gloom

penetrate, pierce
The sound of distant police whistles pierced the gloom.
adjust to, become accustomed to, get accustomed to
Slowly, my eyes became accustomed to the gloom.
peer into, peer through

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gloom + VERB

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

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PREPOSITION

in the gloom
We lost sight of them in the gloom.
into the gloom
She watched him disappear into the gloom.
out of the gloom
Two figures materialized out of the gloom.
through the gloom
She could see the house faintly through the gloom.

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