1590s, originally Scottish, "a sullen look," probably from gloom (v.) "look sullen or displeased" (late 14c., gloumen), of unknown origin; perhaps from an unrecorded Old English verb or from a Scandinavian source (compare Norwegian dialectal glome "to stare somberly"), or from Middle Low German glum "turbid," Dutch gluren "to leer." Not considered to be related to Old English glom "twilight" (see gloaming).
Sense of "darkness, obscurity" is first recorded 1629 in Milton's poetry; that of "melancholy, dejection, cloudiness or cheerless heaviness of mind" is from 1744; but gloomy with a corresponding sense is attested from 1580s.
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1. Ellery 's return will help to chase away some of the gloom .
エレーリの帰りは憂鬱な気持ちを吹き飛ばすことができる。
2.The economic gloom of the early 1980 s was relieved by fanciful architecture.1980年代初期の景気低迷は、さまざまな奇妙な建築物の出現によって緩和された。
3. The gloom deepened after a thumping ￡45m loss at British Rail.
英国の鉄道会社が4500万ポンドの巨額損失を受けた後、状況はさらに悪化した。
4."I wish I did，"said Phil Jordan，relapsing into his usual gloom .
「私がそうすればよかったのに」とフィル?ジョーダンは言って、またいつものように落ち込んだ。
5.The pound 's weakness compounded the widespread gloom in the City.