dold
rums
Plural
doldrums
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a time when the economy is very slow, with high unemployment and little growth
- The country struggled to recover from the economic doldrums caused by the recession.
- Businesses closed down one by one, as the doldrums showed no sign of ending.
- The government introduced new policies to help lift the economy out of the doldrums.
- The region's prolonged doldrums left many people without jobs or hope for the future.
- Experts warned that high inflation could drag the economy back into the doldrums.
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a state of feeling sad, low on energy, or unmotivated
- After losing the competition, she spent the weekend in the doldrums, barely speaking to anyone.
- The long, gray winter left him stuck in the doldrums, longing for sunshine.
- His friends tried to cheer him up when they noticed he had fallen into the doldrums.
- Being stuck indoors for weeks due to illness plunged her into the doldrums.
- A change of scenery helped lift him out of the doldrums and regain his enthusiasm for life.
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a region near the equator in the Atlantic, Pacific, or Indian Oceans characterized by calm winds and light, unpredictable movement
- The ship was stuck in the doldrums for three days.
- Sailors dreaded the doldrums because progress was slow.
- The vessel drifted aimlessly in the doldrums.
- They waited for the wind to return while trapped in the doldrums.
- Storms rarely occur in the doldrums.