glum

Meaning

Adj

Despondent; moody; sullen.

Verb

To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.

Noun

sullenness

Synonyms

sullen

morose

gloomy

moody

dour

sad

☹️

saturnine

melancholy

dark

sour

sorrowful

glowering

depressed

cheerless

introverted

pessimistic

dispirited

sulky

serious

surly

unhappy

☹️

afflicted

dark-natured

angry

😠

blue

broken-hearted

brooding

cross

despondent

dismal

displeased

distressed

dull

grumpy

heavyhearted

insular

joyless

melancholic

miserable

saddened

Translations

morose

bedrückt

malhumorado

maussade

verdrießlich

taciturno

sip

☹️

deprimido

sombre

κατηφής

deprimiert

mürrisch

σκυθρωπός

triste

☹️

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɡlʌm/

Etymology

Cognate with German: -

In summary

Probably from Middle Low German glum (“glum”), related to German dialectal glumm (“gloomy, troubled, turbid”). More at gloomy.