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dumps  (dmps)

pl.n.

A gloomy, melancholy state of mind; depression. Often used with the: felt down in the dumps.

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[Probably from Dutch domp, haze, from Middle Dutch damp, vapor.]

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dumps [dʌmps]

pl n

Informal a state of melancholy or depression (esp in the phrase down in the dumps)

[probably from Middle Dutch domp haze, mist; see damp]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

dumps - an informal expression for a mildly depressed state; "in the dumps"; "have the mopes" mopes colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech low spirits - a state of mild depression

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dumps

plural noun

down in the dumps down, low, blue, sad, unhappy, low-spirited, discouraged, fed up, moody, pessimistic, melancholy, glum, dejected, despondent, dispirited, downcast, morose, crestfallen, downhearted She's feeling a bit down in the dumps.