in the dumps
Spirits have sunk
Feeling sad, dejected, or mildly depressed.
The phrase suggests a low emotional state without implying clinical severity: She's been in the dumps since her cat died.
Often appears with "down": He's been down in the dumps lately.
The dumps here are a figurative low place where unhappy feelings collect.
- out of sortsMildly unwell or grumpy
- sorrowDeep emotional distress
- melancholySubdued, lasting sadness
- miseryIntense prolonged distress
- sadnessState of emotional pain
heavy-hearted · low-spirited · despair · hopelessness · wistfulness · self-doubt · bummed out · rumination · gloom · dejection · grief · heartache · dragging one's feet · lethargy · moping · burnout · apathy · blue
in the dumpson cloud nine
Extremely elated state
on top of the world · over the moon · elated · happy · ecstatic
in the dumpsfull of life
Energetic and animated
full of beans · fired up · energized · vibrant · animated
in the dumpsoptimistic
Expecting positive results
hopeful · encouraged · heartened · buoyed · sanguine