Definition
To make gloomy or dark; to cover with gloom or sadness.
Etymology
Combining the prefix be- with gloom (from Middle English glom, possibly from Scandinavian sources, meaning darkness or sadness). The prefix intensifies the glooming effect.
Kelly Says
The word 'gloom' appeared in English around the 1600s and might come from Old Norse 'glúm' (to stare gloomily). It's a younger word than you'd think—Shakespeare never used it, but it was common by the 1800s Romantic era.
Translations
BNবাংলা
অন্ধকার
ondho-kar
CACatalà
obscuritat
os-kyoo-ri-tat
DEDeutsch
Finsternis
fin-stər-nis
ELΕλληνικά
σκοτάδι
sko-ta-di
ESEspañol
oscuridad
os-koo-ri-dad
FRFrançais
obscurité
ob-skyoo-re-teh
HUMagyar
sötétség
so-te-szeg
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelap
ge-lap
ITItaliano
oscurità
os-koo-ree-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
gelap
ge-lap
NLNederlands
duisternis
dyus-ter-nis
PLPolski
ciemność
chiem-nosc
PTPortuguês
escuridão
es-koo-ree-dah-o
RORomână
întuneric
in-tu-ne-rik
TRTürkçe
karanlık
kar-an-lik
UKУкраїнська
темрява
tem-ryava
VITiếng Việt
bóng tối
bong toi