glum
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++glum /ɡlʌm/ adjective (comparative glummer, superlative glummest) SAD/UNHAPPYif someone is glum, they feel unhappy and do not talk a lot 闷闷不乐的；忧郁的 SYN gloomy Anna looked glum. 安娜看上去闷闷不乐。 After dinner, Kate lapsed into a glum silence. 吃过晚饭后，凯特就闷声不响的。 —glumly adverb She stared glumly at her plate. 她闷闷不乐地看着自己的盘子。 —glumness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
glum• On the day of the funeral, the mood in the house was glum.• Indeed, he had seemed quite glum.• When Fabia went to bed that night she felt as glum as she had when she had got up.• The glum symptoms range from junk-bond distress to the destruction of wealth caused by falling property values and the thrifts debacle.• We turned our faces glum to reaffirm the forced nature of this trip.• Ball maintains the prerequisite glum visage, but he's clearly happy standing behind his bank of electronic equipment.Origin glum (1500-1600) glum “to look annoyed or bored” ((15-19 centuries)), from gloomglum adjectiveChinese
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glum /ɡlʌm/
adjective (comparative glummer, superlative glummest)
SYN gloomy:
Anna looked glum.
After dinner, Kate lapsed into a glum silence.
—glumly adverb:
She stared glumly at her plate.
—glumness noun [uncountable]
▪ sad not happy: She felt sad as she waved goodbye. | a sad and lonely figure | a sad face | a sad film
▪unhappy sad, especially for a long time – used about people and periods of time: I was unhappy at school. | an unhappy childhood | He’s obviously a deeply unhappy person.
▪homesick [not before noun] sad because you are away from your home, family, and friends: She sometimes felt homesick when she first arrived in Japan.
▪down [not before noun] informal feeling sad for a few hours or days, often for no reason: Whenever I’m feeling down, I go out and buy myself some new clothes. | She’s been kind of down since that argument with Jack.
▪gloomy looking or sounding sad and without hope – used about people, places, and weather: Why are you all looking so gloomy? | the gloomy immigration office | a gloomy afternoon in February
▪dejected/downcast looking sad and disappointed because something you hoped for did not happen: ‘I didn’t pass,’ he said, looking dejected. | a downcast expression | He was understandably downcast after the team’s loss.
▪mournful especially literary looking or sounding sad: the dog’s big mournful eyes | the mournful sound of the church bell | a mournful expression
▪glum looking sad and disappointed: Don’t look so glum! Maybe you’ll win next time. | They sat in glum silence.
▪wistful especially literary looking a little sad and thoughtful, because you wish that the situation was different: She looked at him with a wistful smile.
glum /ɡlʌm/
adjective (comparative glummer, superlative glummest) Date: 1500-1600
Origin: glum 'to look annoyed or bored' (15-19 centuries), from gloom
if someone is glum, they feel unhappy and do not talk a lot Origin: glum 'to look annoyed or bored' (15-19 centuries), from gloom
SYN gloomy:
—glumly adverb:
—glumness noun [uncountable]
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