feel down
Spirits are low
Feel down is to experience low spirits or mild sadness, often without a specific cause: I've been feeling down lately.
The phrase suggests a temporary emotional dip rather than serious depression—the kind of blue mood that might lift on its own or with small comforts.
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- sadnessState of emotional pain
- in the dumpsFeeling sad, dispirited
- self-doubtUncertainty about oneself
- gloomPervasive dimness or dejection
heavy heart · melancholy · hopelessness · dejection · low spirits · anxiety · bad day · isolation · sorrow · under the weather · out of sorts · comfort · self-care · apathy · wistfulness · low · withdrawal · pessimism