glum

adjective
UK: /ɡlʌm/
US: /ɡlʌm/

  1. Looking or feeling dejected; silently expressing unhappiness.

    1. He was glum after losing the game.
    2. The glum expression on her face suggested she was not enjoying the party much.

Synonyms

sad downcast depressed miserable gloomy morose sullen dour
glum intransitive-verb

  1. To look or feel dejected or unhappy.

    1. She's been gluming since she failed the test.
    2. There's no point in gluming about it; try to fix the problem instead of being glum.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "glum" is /ɡlʌm/ in British English and /ɡlʌm/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "glum": sad, downcast, depressed, miserable, gloomy, morose, sullen, dour.

Example usage of "glum": "He was glum after losing the game.". More examples on the page.