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- Dictionarydoldrums/ˈdɒldrəmz/
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- 1. a state or period of stagnation or depression: "the mortgage market has been in the doldrums for three years"
- 2. an equatorial region of the Atlantic Ocean with calms, sudden storms, and light unpredictable winds: "Hurricane Verity had been born in the doldrums"
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THE DOLDRUMS definition: 1. unsuccessful or showing no activity or development: 2. a period of being sad or bored and with…. Learn more.
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THE DOLDRUMS meaning: 1. unsuccessful or showing no activity...
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: a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump. out of the economic doldrums. Did you know? Almost everyone gets the doldrums—a feeling of low spirits and lack of energy—every once in a while. The doldrums experienced by sailors, however, are usually of a different variety.
Doldrums definition: a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art. See examples of DOLDRUMS used in a sentence.
plural noun. 1. a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art. August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises. 2. See the doldrums. 3. a dull, listless, depressed mood; low spirits. SYNONYMS 3. depression, gloom, melancholy, dejection.
Definition of doldrums noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of doldrums. noun. a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific. see more. noun. a state of inactivity (in business or art etc) synonyms: stagnancy, stagnation. see more.
noun. uk / ˈdɒldrəmz / us. in the doldrums. Add to word list. If a business or job is in the doldrums, it is not very successful and nothing new is happening in it: After two years in the doldrums, profits are finally rising. UK. sad and with no energy or enthusiasm.
