Meaning
sad, unhappy, discouraged and/or depressed.
Examples
I’ve been down in the dumps since I realized my boyfriend is not in love with me.🥺💔
I’ve been down in the dumps since my cat died.
Every winter I feel down in the dumps when it gets dark really early in the evening.
She’s been down in the dumps since her parents announced they are getting divorced.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What does the idiom ‘Down in the dumps’ mean?
The idiom ‘Down in the dumps’ means “to deal with a difficult situation without being harmed or damaged”
How do you use ‘Down in the dumps’ in a sentence?
Example usage of idiom ‘Down in the dumps’: Newspapers have weathered the storm of online information by providing news online themselves.