darkness
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈdɑrk.nəs/
- Literature
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- You would not believe the level of darkness people have in their souls.
- darkness and evil
- heart of darkness
- prince of darkness
It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most.
- It is our light, not our darkness, that frightens us most.
- You would not believe the level of darkness people have in their souls.
- If you don't, you're damned to eternal darkness and suffering.
- People have an immense capacity for darkness, but it's bottomless.
- It just doesn't add up unless your heart is wanting darkness, then you're not his child.
- If you really think about what's stopping people, it's the darkness and shadows inside of them.
- All like Anne and all those darkness and the demons will go.
Examples
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In times of great turmoil, the darkness in people's hearts often leads them to commit horrific acts.
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And now we have lost our children and our nation to the darkness of that terrible sleep.
Fiction book (1991) -
If you really think about what's stopping people, it's the darkness and shadows inside of them.
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And yet she had accepted a certain darkness that she had lived in too intimately to deny.
Fiction book (1992) -
We depressed individuals are just that, individuals, consigned to darkness without a clue about how to cope.
Academic text (1997) -
His actions revealed a deep darkness that showed he cared little for the well-being of others.
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The novel explores the theme of darkness and the moral dilemmas faced by its characters.
Synonyms
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3.0
Bad actions or a force that harms people
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5.7
Parts of a person, thing or situation that are hidden and harmful
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7.5
An evil power or force
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5.2
A state of being morally wrong or evil
Antonyms
Compounds
- Literature
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8.8
A powerful evil being in some religions who rules Hell and tempts people
How Evil
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Darkness comes from the old English word deorc 'dark'. People long used 'no light' as a picture of fear or evil, so darkness can mean moral wrong or wickedness.