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Sadness Gloom Crossword Clue

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

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RankLettersAnswerClue
199%10Exact Match!
247%5 Feeling of darkness and sadness
343%10Gloom or sadness

About This Clues Answer

We think the answer is "MELANCHOLY" which means:

    noun
  • • A feeling of thoughtful sadness
  • • A constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed
  • • A humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy
  • adjective satellite
  • • Characterized by or causing or expressing sadness
  • • Grave or even gloomy in character
  • adjective
  • • Affected with great sadness or depression.

An example sentence would be:

  • • "He couldn't shake off his melancholy after the breakup."
  • • "The song evoked a sense of melancholy in her."

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The Guardian Speedy29 Mar 2009 Down 9
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