under a cloud

Definition

Definition of under a cloud - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

public trust

in a state of suspicion or disgrace

He left the company under a cloud after the scandal.

under suspicion

uncertainty

with an uncertain or threatened future

The project continued under a cloud.

in doubt

in jeopardy

sad mood

Rare

in a state of gloom or depression

Rare

She has been under a cloud since her friend moved away.

depressed

melancholic

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Expressions with cloud

cloud over

sky becomes covered with clouds

The sky began to cloud over before the storm.

cloud up

sky becomes overcast with clouds

The sky began to cloud up before the storm.

cloud nine

state of extreme happiness or bliss

After winning the lottery, she was on cloud nine.

cloud the issue

make a problem less clear or more confusing

He tried to cloud the issue with irrelevant details.

on cloud nine

adj.

in a state of blissful happiness

He felt on cloud nine during their honeymoon.

cloud one's judgment

make someone unable to think clearly

His emotions clouded his judgment during the meeting.

Examples of under a cloud in a sentence

She left the meeting under a cloud.
His career remained under a cloud after the scandal.
The company operated under a cloud of uncertainty.
He's been under a cloud since losing his job.
The town has been under a cloud since the factory closed.

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French:en disgrâce, dans l'incertitude, ...
German:unter Verdacht, in einer ungewissen Lage, ...
Italian:sotto sospetto, in una situazione di incertezza, ...
Spanish:bajo sospecha, con incertidumbre, ...
Portuguese:sob suspeita, com incerteza, ...
Chinese:受到怀疑, 在阴影下, ...
Japanese:疑いの下で, 不透明な状況で, ...
Arabic:تَحْتَ الشُّبُهات, تَحْتَ الشَّكّ, ...
Hebrew:תַּחַת חֲשָׁד, בְּאִי־וַדָּאוּת, ...
Russian:под подозрением, под угрозой, ...
Ukrainian:під підозрою, під загрозою, ...
Hindi:संदेह के घेरे में, अनिश्चितता में, ...
Bengali:সন্দেহের ছায়ায়, অনিশ্চয়তার মধ্যে, ...
Catalan:sota sospita, amb incertesa, ...
Czech:v nemilosti, v nejistotě, ...
Danish:under mistanke, under en sky, ...
Dutch:onder verdenking, in onzekerheid, ...
Greek:σε δυσμένεια, υπό αμφιβολία, ...
Hungarian:gyanú árnyékában, bizonytalanul, ...
Khmer:ស្ថិតក្រោមការសង្ស័យ ឬបាត់បង់កិត្តិយស, ស្ថិតក្នុងស្ថានភាពដែលអនាគតមិនច្បាស់លាស់ ឬកំពុងរងការគំរាមកំហែង, ...
Korean:의심을 받는, 불확실한 상태에서, ...
Persian:تحت سوءظن, با عدم قطعیت, ...
Polish:pod podejrzeniem, w niepewności, ...
Portuguese (BR):sob suspeita, com incerteza, ...
Romanian:sub suspiciune, sub semnul întrebării, ...
Swedish:i vanrykte, på osäker grund, ...
Thai:อย่างมีมลทิน, อย่างไม่แน่นอน, ...
Turkish:şüphe altında, belirsizlik içinde, ...
Vietnamese:trong vòng nghi ngờ, trong tình trạng không chắc chắn, ...

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