bleak

• يصف حالة أو مكانًا يتّصف بالبرودة والخلوّ والافتقار إلى أي ملامح مبهجة أو باعثة على الأمل.

Describes a situation or place that is cold, empty, and without any pleasant or hopeful features.

1. Without hope or encouragementB2formal

   Showing no hope or promise; depressing.

   بلا أمل

   • The future looks bleak for the struggling company.
   • He gave a bleak assessment of the situation.
   • The report painted a bleak picture of the economy.

   المرادفاتcheerlessdepressingdesolatediscouragingdismaldismayingdrearygloomygrimhopeless

   الأضدادbrightcheerfulencouraginghopefuloptimisticpromising

2. Cold and emptyB2formal

   Describes a landscape or place that is bare, exposed, and lacking warmth or comfort.

   كئيب وقفر

   • The bleak winter landscape stretched for miles.
   • They stood on the bleak, windswept moor.
   • The room was bleak and unfurnished.

   المرادفاتbarebarrencheerlessdesolatedrearyexposedforbiddingharshstarkwindswept

   الأضدادcozyinvitingshelteredwelcoming