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

If this week’s lows hold, it will start the right side of a double bottom base that began with a bearish dark cloud cover candle on Feb. 3.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 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

The increase casts a dark cloud on an improving cancer landscape.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

Like there was a dark cloud of rank, revolting air around me that no one wanted to penetrate for fear of excruciating pain or agonizing injury.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan