- doom and gloom
- a feeling that a situation is very bad and without hope
Despite all the doom and gloom in the City, there are still some bright spots in the stock market.
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doom and gloom — phrase a feeling that a situation is very bad and without hope Despite all the doom and gloom in the City, there are still some bright spots in the stock market. Thesaurus: hopelessnesssynonym Main entry: doom * * * (also … Useful english dictionary
doom and gloom — 1. adjective Feeling, or acting in a manner consistent with, pessimism and despair. His sister was all doom and gloom after she lost the part. 2. noun Something considered indicative of feelings of pessimism and despair … Wiktionary
doom and gloom — A general atmosphere of pessimism, and a feeling that the situation is not going to improve, is referred to as doom and gloom. Fortunately it s not doom and gloom for all businesses, in spite of the economic situation … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
doom and gloom — the feeling that a situation is bad and is not likely to improve. Come on, it s not all doom and gloom, if we make a real effort we could still win … New idioms dictionary
doom-and-gloom — See doom and gloom. * * * … Universalium
doom-and-gloomer — noun A person who predicts doom and gloom; a pessimist, naysayer, or Cassandra. Syn: gloom and doomer … Wiktionary
gloom and doom — gloom and doom, adj. gloom and doomer, n. an account or prediction of adversity, esp. in economic or business affairs; bad news: a trade journal full of gloom and doom about next year s trends. * * * see doom * * * ˌdoom and ˈgloom | ˌgloom and… … Useful english dictionary
gloom — [glu:m] n [singular, U] 1.) literary almost complete darkness ▪ He peered into the gathering (=increasing) gloom. 2.) a feeling of great sadness and lack of hope ▪ a time of high unemployment and economic gloom →doom and gloom at ↑doom2 … Dictionary of contemporary English
gloom — UK US /gluːm/ noun [U] ► feelings of worry that things are bad and will not improve: »There is widespread doom and gloom about the company s future. »The market gloom was caused by fears of recession … Financial and business terms
gloom — noun 1 sadness ADJECTIVE ▪ deep ▪ She was in a deep gloom because not even a postcard had arrived from Ricky. ▪ general (esp. BrE) ▪ economic ▪ the general economic … Collocations dictionary
