doldrums
- noun
- /ˈdoʊldrəmz/
- Informal
- The team felt trapped in the doldrums after failing to meet their project deadlines for three consecutive months.
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Watch on YouTubeIt got me through that year because I was in the doldrums.
- It got me through that year because I was in the doldrums.
Examples
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As as the doldrums and when women's history then reached what economists call a take off point.
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After several months of low sales, the company found itself in the doldrums and needed a new marketing strategy.
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Many artists experience the doldrums in their creativity, finding it hard to produce new work.
Synonyms
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4.4
A period when the economy or business gets worse
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4.6
A period when business or the economy falls a lot
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4.6
A short quiet time when activity pauses
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6.8
A period when activity and growth stop, often in business or the economy
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6.1
A time when people buy and sell less and the economy slows
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7.3
A situation with no movement, change or progress
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5.6
A time of year when few people buy things or use services
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Etymology
Doldrums grew from the same old dold 'dull' idea, like the English word dull, and it now means a period when things are slow or inactive, so we say a person or business is in the doldrums when they are in a slump.