dark cloud

American  

[dahrk klaud] / ˈdɑrk ˈklaʊd /

noun

plural

dark clouds

1. Astronomy. dark nebula.

2. something that generates gloom, distrust, or some other oppressive feeling or condition related to a person, thing, or event.

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dark cloud Scientific  

/ därk /

1. See absorption nebula

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Other Word Forms

• dark-cloud adjective

Example Sentences

Peaks occurred with doji candles in November-December 2021, and another one last October that was preceded by a bearish dark cloud cover in August.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026

“Yet another dark cloud looms over Supermicro with this China headline and should help Dell disproportionately in selling these solutions,” Reitzes wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

While the store’s events are often bursting with energy, those moments are still tainted by an “underlying fear that is kind of like a dark cloud among our community,” Lima said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

After years of the hospital bill hanging over his head like an "ominous dark cloud", King finally felt relief when he called the hospital to pay off the rest of what he owed.

From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026

And a heavy, incomprehensible dark cloud of depression and sadness settled over my own head and heart—a nightmarish web of memories that would hover over me for many years to come.

From "While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement" by Carolyn Maull McKinstry