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gruaim — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blues noun A feeling of sadness or low mood.
  • dejection noun A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
  • depression noun A mental health condition marked by persistent sadness, low energy, and loss of interest in life.
  • despondency noun The loss of hope or confidence; despair or dejection.
  • gloom noun Near-darkness or dim, murky light.

Senses

gruaim is used for these senses in English:

  • blues (usually, in the plural, informal) A feeling of sadness or depression.
  • dejection A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
  • depression (psychology, countable) A period of low morale or unhappiness (a period of experiencing the above-mentioned state of mind) which lasts longer than several weeks and may include ideation of self-inflicted injury or suicide.
  • despondency A feeling of depression or disheartenment.
  • gloom Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of sorrow; low spirits; dullness.
  • joylessness The state or condition of being joyless; lack of joy.

blues — full definition

  1. noun A feeling of sadness or low mood.
  2. noun A musical genre of African-American origin, typically built on a twelve-bar structure and a distinctive blues scale.

dejection — full definition

  1. noun A state of melancholy or depression; low spirits, the blues.
  2. noun The act of humbling or abasing oneself.
  3. noun A low condition; weakness; inability.
  4. noun Defecation or feces.

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