gloom
Cross references: 1. sadness 1. gloom \'glu:m\ vb [ME gloumen; akin to OE geolu yellow - more at YELLOW] 1: to look sullen or despondent 2: to be or become overcast 3: to loom up dimly or somberly 1: SADDEN 2: to make dark, murky, or somber 2. gloom n 1a: partial or total darkness 1b: a dark place 2a: lowness of spirits : DEJECTION 2b: an atmosphere of despondency