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in the dumps

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see down in the dumps.

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Words nearby in the dumps

in the dark, in the dock, in the doghouse, in the doldrums, in the driver's seat, in the dumps, in the dust, leave someone, in the end, in the event of, in the eye, in the eye of
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Words related to in the dumps

desolate, despondent, discouraged, miserable, morose, pessimistic, sad, unhappy, grief-stricken, melancholic, melancholy, suicidal, crestfallen, depressed, dismayed, deserted, desperate, destitute, helpless, lonely

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