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gloom vs apprehensiveness

apprehensiveness vs gloom

gloom and apprehensiveness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
gloom Yes No No No
apprehensiveness Yes No No No
As nouns, apprehensiveness is a hypernym of gloom; that is, apprehensiveness is a word with a broader meaning than gloom:
  • gloom: a feeling of melancholy apprehension
  • apprehensiveness: fearful expectation or anticipation
Other hypernyms of gloom include apprehension, dread, melancholy.
gloom (noun) apprehensiveness (noun)
a feeling of melancholy apprehension fearful expectation or anticipation
a state of partial or total darkness
an atmosphere of depression and melancholy
Difference between gloom and apprehensiveness

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