doom and gloom

American  

noun

1. gloom and doom.

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Other Word Forms

• doom-and-gloom adjective

Example Sentences

“To me, I was like, this is all the best things of New England, without having the doom and gloom of Bill.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The doom and gloom of early 2025 has faded.

From Barron's

Shepherd, ahead of her show’s premiere in September 2022, told Yahoo Entertainment that she hopes viewers can see her series as “your escape from the doom and gloom.”

From Los Angeles Times

Despite the doom and gloom surrounding Liverpool's start 2026, there have been flashes of Ekitike and Wirtz coming good on their huge transfer fees.

From Barron's

British coach Dan Kiernan agrees, telling BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra that while "the numbers don't lie", it is "not all doom and gloom, I think we just need to look a little bit lower down the food chain".

From BBC