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darkness

[dahrk-nis] / ˈdɑrk nɪs /




NOUN
lack of awareness
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But when the game starts, it’s hard to fend off the darkness.

From Literature

“People love a story. And they love something that lets them escape all the darkness going on right now,” Evan said.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the darkness descended on Britain's most northerly islands on Tuesday, the Jarl Squad was joined by more than 40 other torch-clutching groups of revellers for the evening procession - the festival's main event.

From BBC

Sometimes it’s nothing but foggy grayness that turns to darkness, whereas now the sky is bright pink.

From Literature

I walk out into the courtyard, and when my eyes adjust to the darkness, I hide the parchment deep in one of the crevices in the wall surrounding our house.

From Literature