doom and gloom

See also: doom-and-gloom

English

Alternative forms

• doom-and-gloom, gloom and doom

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Noun

doom and gloom (uncountable)

1. Something considered indicative of feelings of pessimism and despair.

   Antonyms: rainbows and unicorns, sunshine and rainbows; see also Thesaurus:pleasure

   The economic forecast contained the usual doom and gloom.

   His sister was all doom and gloom after she lost the part.

   • 2008, James Boyle, The Public Domain‎^[1]:

     Doom and gloom abounded among copyright scholars, including many who shared Mr. Gates's basic premise—that software should be covered by property rights.

   • 2025 May 14, Nicholas Barber, “'A miserable, apocalyptic tract': Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning could be 'the feel-bad film of the summer”, in BBC‎^[2]:

     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.

Usage notes

• The variant gloom and doom is somewhat less common.

Derived terms

• doomy and gloomy

Anagrams

• gloom and doom