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How to spell gloom
Gloom is spelled G-L-O-O-M. The part people get wrong: double O.
What it means: A state of darkness or sadness.
In a sentence: The room was filled with gloom when the lights went out.
The part people get wrong
Watch for double o.
Same family: gloomy, gloomily, gloominess, doom-and-gloom, melancholy. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.
Where it comes from: “Gloom” comes from an old Scandinavian word related to ‘glum,’ meaning morose or sullen. In older English, it could also mean ‘to look sullen or frown,’ which is why the word still feels strongly tied to mood and emotion.
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