down in the dumps

Cultural  

1. In a gloomy or depressed mood: “After losing the student election, Jack really felt down in the dumps.”

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down in the dumps Idioms  

1. Also, down in the mouth. Discouraged, depressed, or sad, as in She's been down in the dumps ever since she lost the match, or What's wrong with him? He's so down in the mouth about everything. The noun dumps has been used for “a state of depression” since the early 1500s, and down in the mouth, alluding to the downturned corners of the mouth as a sign of misery, dates from the mid-1600s.

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Example Sentences

"There are months where I will be down in the dumps, and I'll post just the bare minimum. I can't compete with robots."

From BBC

Job openings in the U.S. rose sharply in the fall and layoffs remained low as businesses geared up for the holiday season, but the number of people actually being hired was still down in the dumps.

From MarketWatch

Job openings in the U.S. rose sharply in the fall and layoffs remained low as businesses geared up for the holiday season, but the number of people actually being hired was still down in the dumps.

From MarketWatch

"Morale is already down in the dumps among the base, among members and councillors. How is this going to help?" another Labour figure said.

From BBC

"Morale is down in the dumps," Bastien Brusaferro of the general winegrowers' union told France Info.

From BBC

Related Words

• depressed
• dismal
• dour
• forlorn
• glum
• melancholy
• miserable
• pessimistic
• sad
• solemn
• sullen
• ugly