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Gloom

/ɡlˈum/
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(noun) Darkness, dimness, or obscurity.

Those gloom and doom economists aren't worth their salt.
When you were a child you feared the gloom.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The heavy clouds and continuous rain added to the overall sense of ____ that hung over the entire city.

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