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Depression And Melancholy Crossword Clue

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We've checked our database and believe the answer is GLOOM which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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We think the answer to this crossword clue is: GLOOM

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199%5Exact Match!
237%10 Sad - tendency to depression
330%5 In a state of melancholy or depression

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "GLOOM" which means:

    noun
  • • A state of partial or total darkness
  • • A feeling of melancholy apprehension
  • • An atmosphere of depression and melancholy
  • verb
  • • To be dark or gloomy.
  • • To look or feel sad, sullen or despondent.
  • • To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.
  • • To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.
  • • To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "The gloom in the house was palpable after the tragic news."
  • • "She sat alone in her room, lost in a cloud of gloom."

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The Guardian Quick23 Sep 2011 Down 18
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