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D0327400 (dōl′drəmz′, dôl′-, dŏl′-)pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)1. a. A period of stagnation or slump.b. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.2. a. A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.b. The weather conditions characteristic of these regions of the ocean.

[From obsolete doldrum, dullard, alteration (influenced by tantrum) of Middle English dold, past participle of dullen, to dull, from dul, dull; see dull.]

doldrums

(ˈdɒldrəmz) n1. a depressed or bored state of mind2. a state of inactivity or stagnation3. (Physical Geography) a. a belt of light winds or calms along the equatorb. the weather conditions experienced in this belt, formerly a hazard to sailing vessels[C19: probably from Old English dol dull, influenced by tantrum]

dol•drums

(ˈdoʊl drəmz, ˈdɒl-, ˈdɔl-)

n.pl. 1. a state of inactivity or stagnation. 2. a dull, depressed mood; low spirits. 3. the doldrums, a. a belt of calms and light baffling winds N of the equator between the N and S trade winds in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. b. the weather prevailing in this area. [1795–1805; obsolete dold stupid]

dol·drums

(dōl′drəmz′) A region of the globe found over the oceans near the equator, having weather characterized variously by calm air, light winds, or squalls and thunderstorms. Hurricanes originate in this region.

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Noun	1.	doldrums - a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation"stagnation, stagnancyartistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully"business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business - the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; "computers are now widely used in business"inaction, inactiveness, inactivity - the state of being inactive
	2.	doldrums - a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacificair current, current of air, wind - air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"

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in the doldrums slow, quiet, slack, static, sluggish, stagnant, inactive, inert The economy is in the doldrums.the doldrums blues, depression, dumps (informal), gloom, boredom, apathy, inertia, stagnation, inactivity, tedium, dullness, the hump (Brit. informal), ennui, torpor, lassitude, listlessness He had been through the doldrums.

doldrums

nounA feeling or spell of dismally low spirits:blues, dejection, depression, despondence, despondency, dolefulness, downheartedness, dumps, dysphoria, funk, gloom, glumness, heavy-heartedness, melancholy, mope (used in plural), mournfulness, sadness, unhappiness.

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down in the doldrums

1. Depressed or in low spirits; lethargic, sluggish, or lacking energy. I've been down in the doldrums ever since my grandfather died last month. I haven't really felt like going out and seeing friends lately. I'm just down in the doldrums a bit, I suppose.2. In a state of stagnation; lacking activity or progress. The economy, down in the doldrums for the past several years, finally began to pick up over the last two months. The company has been down in the doldrums ever since they replaced their CEO.See also: doldrums, down

be in the doldrums

1. To be depressed or in low spirits; to be lethargic, sluggish, or lacking energy. I've been down in the doldrums ever since my grandfather died last month. I haven't really felt like going out and seeing friends lately. I'm just down in the doldrums a bit, I suppose.2. To be in a state of stagnation; to lack activity or progress. After being in the doldrums for the past several years, the economy finally began to pick up over the last two months. The company has been in the doldrums ever since they replaced their CEO.See also: doldrums

in the doldrums

1. Depressed or in low spirits; lethargic, sluggish, or lacking energy. I've been in the doldrums ever since my grandfather died last month. I haven't really felt like going out and seeing friends lately. I'm just down in the doldrums a bit, I suppose.2. In a state of stagnation; lacking activity or progress. After being in the doldrums for the past several years, the economy finally began to pick up over the last two months. The company has been in the doldrums ever since they replaced their CEO.See also: doldrums

out of the doldrums

No longer in a state of stagnation or misfortune; increasing in activity, progress, or success. After being stuck in a recession for the past several years, the economy has finally begun coming out of the doldrums in recent months.See also: doldrums, of, out

*in the doldrums

Fig. sluggish; inactive; in low spirits. (*Typically: be ~; put someone [into] ~.) He's usually in the doldrums in the winter. I had some bad news yesterday, which put me into the doldrums.See also: doldrums

in the doldrums

Depressed; dull and listless. For example, Dean's in the doldrums for most of every winter. This expression alludes to the maritime doldrums, a belt of calms and light winds north of the equator in which sailing ships were often becalmed. [Early 1800s] Also see down in the dumps. See also: doldrums

in the doldrums

COMMON If a person, organization, economy, etc. is in the doldrums, they are not successful and are not making any progress. The restaurant business, like many other businesses, is in the doldrums. I was bored and my career was in the doldrums.See also: doldrums

out of the doldrums

If a person, organization, economy, etc. comes out of the doldrums, they improve and become more successful and active. Still, today's estimates provide hope the economy may finally be coming out of the doldrums. With her humour and upbeat spirit, Jane got me right out of the doldrums I'd been in for three years. Note: The above expressions relate to the Doldrums, which is an area of sea near the equator where there is often little or no wind. This meant that sailing ships could be stuck there for long periods. It is not clear whether sailors named the area after the expression, or whether the name for the area gave rise to the expression, although the first possibility is more likely. See also: doldrums, of, out

in the ˈdoldrums

quiet or depressed: Property sales have been in the doldrums for some time. ♢ He was in the doldrums for the whole winter.See also: doldrums

in the doldrums

Depressed, down in the dumps; stagnant, inactive. The word, whose origin is uncertain, began to be used in the early nineteenth century both for the maritime doldrums, a belt of calms and light winds north of the equator in which sailing ships often found themselves becalmed, and for a feeling of depression. Thus Frederick Marryat wrote, in Jacob Faithful (1835), “Come father, old Dictionary is in the doldrums; rouse him up.”See also: doldrums

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noun a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific

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