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Down in the Dumps

Depressed and unhappy

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  • Dump doesn’t always mean garbage, and according to some word experts, ‘dump’ is referred to the German word that means "mental haze," "lifelessness," or "depressing." So, if you are depressed, you're absolutely "down in the dumps."
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Sara has lost her job; now she’s down in the dumps.

Submitted on February 25, 2019

Additional definitions for 'Down in the Dumps':

down in the dumpsSad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
down in the dumpsAn individual with a mindset or appearance of being dejected, depressed.
down in the dumpsdown in the dumps is an emotional state of depression, immobilization, an act of vegetating, regressing.
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