dumps
/dʌm(p)s
/plural noun (in phrase (down) in the dumps) informal
(Of a person) depressed or unhappy: she was feeling a bit down in the dumps...
- In both men and women, common signs and symptoms of depression include feeling down in the dumps, sleeping poorly, and feeling sad, guilty and worthless.
- I was a bit down in the dumps yesterday, but now you've cheered me up!
- Everybody is a bit down in the dumps because we feel as though we are a top-five side.
Synonyms
unhappy, sad, depressed, gloomy, glum, melancholy, melancholic, miserable, sorrowful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, disconsolate, downhearted, downcast, cast down, down, crestfallen, woebegone, low, low in spirits, low-spirited, heavy-hearted, morose, dismal, desolate, weighed down, oppressed;
tearful, upset, broken-hearted
informal blue, down in the mouth, fed up, moody
literary dolorous, heartsick, heartsore
archaic chap-fallen
Origin
Early 16th century (originally singular in the sense 'a dazed or puzzled state'): probably a figurative use of Middle Dutch domp 'haze, mist'.