gloomy
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- 1 gloomy、melancholy、sad-looking
Describes a person, mood, or expression that has lost its brightness because of sadness or worry and appears emotionally gloomy.
gloomy、melancholy、sad-looking
Describes a mood, face, or expression that looks gloomy and lacks its usual brightness because of sadness or worry.
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จิตใจหม่นหมอง cìtcay mònmɔ̌ɔŋ a gloomy state of mind จิตใจหม่นหมอง details
Learning notes
Explanation
หม่นหมอง combines หม่น, meaning dim or muted, with หมอง, meaning clouded or lacking brightness. Together they create the image of emotional brightness being obscured. It is most often used for a person’s mind, mood, face, or expression. Like many Thai state words, it can modify a noun or serve as the main predicate. It is more descriptive and evocative than the straightforward word เศร้า, “sad.”
Usage
Used when sadness or worry has made someone’s mood or expression noticeably gloomy. It occurs in ordinary speech but is especially natural in emotional descriptions, reflective writing, song lyrics, and words of encouragement.
Caution
For a physically muted or dull color, หม่น is usually more natural, as in สีหม่น. หม่นหมอง is used mainly for emotional gloom reflected in a person’s mind, mood, or appearance.
Differences from similar words
1 gloomy synonyms
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หดหู่ suggests feeling deeply dejected, weighed down, or dispirited. หม่นหมอง can be milder and focuses more on a loss of emotional brightness.
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เศร้า directly expresses feeling sad and is more general. หม่นหมอง emphasizes the gloomy, dimmed quality that sadness or worry gives to someone’s mood or expression.