a state of melancholy or depression (esp in the phrase down in the dumps)
Word origin
C16: probably from Middle Dutch domp haze, mist; see damp
Examples of 'dumps' in a sentence
dumps
Played just once before the singles matches and was down in the dumps not to have been called upon more.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Isn't British culture itself moving from the dumps to the doldrums?
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I mean, imagine you were really down in the dumps and needed a bit of company to cheer you up.
The Sun (2012)
Synonyms of 'dumps'
All related terms of 'dumps'
dump
If you dump something somewhere , you put it or unload it there quickly and carelessly.
refuse dump
to drop , fall, or let fall heavily or in a mass
dump on
to abuse or criticize
arms cache
a hidden store of weapons
arms dump
a hidden store of weapons
mine dump
a large mound of residue , esp from gold-mining operations
down in the dumps
If you are down in the dumps , you are feeling very depressed and miserable .
(down) in the dumps
in low spirits ; depressed
garbage dump
A garbage dump is a place where waste material is left.
rubbish dump
a place or area where waste materials are dumped
rubbish tip
a place or area where waste materials are dumped
screen dump
an image created by copying part or all of the display on a computer screen at a particular moment , for example in order to demonstrate the use of a piece of software