Translations

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By meaning 1
despondent:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
despondent:

Examples

12 sentences

  1. Tom is glum.

    Том похмурий. — deniko

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  2. Why are you so glum?

    Ти чому такий похмурий? — deniko

    ruПочему ты такой мрачный? — kukla

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  3. Why do you look so glum?

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Meaning

1 senses

  1. Despondent; moody; sullen.

    bedrückt, niedergeschlagen, verdrießlich

    печальныйpečalʹnyj

    moody and melancholic

Origin

Probably from Middle Low German glum (“glum”), related to German dialectal glumm (“gloomy,

Probably from Middle Low German glum (“glum”), related to German dialectal glumm (“gloomy, troubled, turbid”). More at gloomy.

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Forms

glummer, glummest
Comparativeglummer Lesson
Superlativeglummest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

51 synonyms
darkA1depressingB1dismalC1forlornC2grayA1gloomyB2grimB2melancholyC2miserableB1sombreC1unhappyA2moodyB2cheerlesscomfortless
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words
Relatedglumness
DerivedglumlyC1

Lessons for this word

2 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
glowB2glucoseglueglutglutenglutton

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