gloom

Universal Words noun 1 [U,sing.] a feeling of being sad and without hope: The gloom deepened as the election results came in. * He remained sunk in gloom for several days. * An air of gloom and despondency settled over the household. 2 [U] (literary) almost total darkness: We watched the boats come back in the gathering gloom. * Caroline peered into the gloom of the hallway. IDIOMS see DOOMn., PILEv.