dumps
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4.6
- noun
- /dʌmps/
- Informal
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depresión
- So I guess I'm just saying, hey, to those of you out there down in the dumps today, you are not alone.
And here's where, and I know we've been down in the cynical dumps for a while now.
- And here's where, and I know we've been down in the cynical dumps for a while now.
- But we're still in the SH, you know, We're still down in the dumps, OK?
- But then I started getting a lot of requests for some motivational, inspirational speaking because people were down in the dumps.
- But last year I was down in the dumps because I think I may have told you some stories about my friend from childhood, Wildman.
- Bam, boom, down here in the dumps back up now ride it's out.
Examples
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It's normal for that person to be down in the dumps and sad and to cry or they lose a spouse.
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THOSE GUYS CAME UP WITH THE BAND IDEA 'CAUSE YOU WERE IN THE DUMPS, AND THEY WANTED TO CHEER YOU UP.
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But last year I was down in the dumps because I think I may have told you some stories about my friend from childhood, Wildman.
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And here's where, and I know we've been down in the cynical dumps for a while now.
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And so Lyme disease in many ways can mimic the lethargy, the stiffness and the down in the dumps of depression.
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If you're feeling dumps, try talking to a friend about it to feel better.
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After hearing the bad news, she was really dumps for the rest of the day.
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He spent the weekend in the dumps after his team lost the game.
Synonyms
5
5.8
Feeling sad and low
A short time feeling sad and having low energy
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dumps comes from an old use of dump meaning 'a low, gloomy place' or 'a heavy, sad feeling'. A helpful way to remember it is to imagine being in a dark pit that weighs you down, so being 'in the dumps' means feeling down or sad.