dumps

[ duhmps ]

noun

1. a depressed state of mind (usually preceded by in the ):

   to be in the dumps over money problems.

dumps

/ dʌmps /

plural noun

1. informal.
   a state of melancholy or depression (esp in the phrase down in the dumps )

Word History and Origins

Origin of dumps¹

1515–25; compare German dumpf dull, Middle Dutch domp haze

Word History and Origins

Origin of dumps¹

C16: probably from Middle Dutch domp haze, mist; see damp

Idioms and Phrases

see down in the dumps .