down in the dumps
Sad and dispirited
Down in the dumps is a fixed phrase to express the condition of being sad or depressed.
It is used predicatively, typically with a form of be: I’ve been feeling down in the dumps since I got fired.
- unhappyExperiencing sorrow or displeasure
- bummed outSlangily disappointed or sad
- feeling blueExperiencing mild sadness
- bluePrimary color; also sad
- sadEmotionally low
in a funk · low · depression · miserable · crestfallen · dejected · down · gloom · mopey · tearful · long face · saturnine · melancholic · despondent · hopelessness · dysthymia · low spirits · anhedonia
- mood idiomsbad mood, black mood, dark mood, foul mood, in a mood
- anger expressionssee red, seeing red, lose your temper, blow a fuse, blow a gasket
- irritabilitycranky, grouchy, grumpy, irritated, annoyed
- sadnesssad, unhappy, grief, sorrowful, heartbroken
emotional state
down in the dumpson top of the world
Supremely pleased with life
over the moon · on cloud nine · elated · overjoyed · ecstatic
downtown, dumps, downward, downhill, download, downcast, downgrade, dumped, downsize