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Meaning of doom and gloom | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

Something considered indicative of feelings of pessimism and despair.

uncountable

Equivalents

Deutsch Schwarzmalerei

Examples

The economic forecast contained the usual doom and gloom.”
His sister was all doom and gloom after she lost the part.”
Doom and gloom abounded among copyright scholars, including many who shared Mr. Gates's basic premisethat software should be covered by property rights.”
What's disappointing about all this doom and gloom is that the franchise has made the kind of whiplashing U-turn you might see in its car-chase sequences.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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