a gloomy
unhappy
sad
in low spirits
in melancholy mood
in depressed state of mind
lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
As the things were not going well for her at work, she was feeling a bit down in the dumps.
Little Jon is down in the dumps because all her friends are gone away with their parents.
She’s a bit down in the dumps because she’s got to take her exams again.
Carl now always remains down in the dumps because of the diabetes.
My cat got fever today and she is not playing but feeling down in the dumps.
After losing the general election of president, Jack really felt down in the dumps.
When her husband left for America she was too down in the dumps.
There is no origin for this idiom
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