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What is the word used to describe weather reflecting feelings and emotions? For example, when bad things are about to happen the weather is often gloomy etc.
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What is the word used to describe weather reflecting feelings and emotions? For example, when bad things are about to happen the weather is often gloomy etc.
It's called personification. CLICK HERE

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Ohhhhhh no- it's on the tip of my tongue. I'll remember it soon.;-0
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Ohhhhhh no- it's on the tip of my tongue. I'll remember it soon.;-0

The same thing happened to me. I thought, "Anthropomorphism?? No. What's the word?!" Takes me back to grade 6.
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It's not that. it's.....oh, no. ;-(
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It's not that. it's.....oh, no. ;-(
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Reification, also known as Hypostatization.

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