overgloom

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verb

To cause gloom on; to make gloomy.

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Meanings

verbovergloom (third-person singular simple present overglooms, present participle overglooming, simple past and past participle overgloomed)

present singular third person overglooms · participle present overglooming · participle past overgloomed · past overgloomed

  1. To cause gloom on; to make gloomy.

    overgloomed by memories of sorrow

    1845, Thomas De Quincey, On Wordsworth's Poetry

Origin

From over- + gloom.

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APA

overgloom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgloom

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“overgloom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgloom. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overgloom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overgloom.

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