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 .

Example Sentences

“But I can tell you that there are no ammunition dumps or weapons caches in Baalbek.”

From BBC

“My stocks under Trump, they shot up. Now, they’re in the dumps,” Boo Boo added.

From Los Angeles Times

When Sofia takes her new name, she stands at the head of the table, announces she’s wiped out her family, shoots the last made man in the head when he tries to order her to settle down, and dumps a bag of cash on the table for the mafia’s pawns.

From Salon

In “Trick or Treat,” from 1952, Donald pranks his nephews with firecrackers in their candy bags and dumps water on their heads; friendly Witch Hazel, passing by, helps them get revenge.

From Los Angeles Times

Add to that big Democratic cities taking longer to report their in-person results on election night than did redder, rural areas, with city results sometimes coming in in the middle of the night, in what Trump and his allies derisively called “ballot dumps.”

From Slate