暗闇

Etymology 1
Compound of.

First cited to around 1007.

Noun

 * 1)  darkness, the dark, complete absence of light; a dark place
 * 2)   public chaos, disorder in the world
 * 3) * prior to 1330, , book 2:
 * 4) an unknown or hidden place
 * 5)   jail, prison
 * 6)   psychological depression
 * 1)   jail, prison
 * 2)   psychological depression

Etymology 2
Compound of.

First cited to roughly 1014.

May be obsolete. Not listed in various dictionaries.

Noun

 * 1)   psychological distress, the state of being at a loss