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Another word for doldrums

noun

A 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. See feelings, happy

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It's a welcome escape, albeit a temporary one, from the winter doldrums.
A fresh perspective and additional brainpower often provides just what the company needs to get it out of the doldrums.
Beat the summer doldrums by having a mini Christmas in July party, complete with music, cutout cookies and a gag gift exchange.
When the winter doldrums have you down, you will only need to look to your plants, patiently waiting for warm weather to remind you that spring is never far off.
If you've had enough of the winter doldrums, the magazine transports you to a place of sunshine, swimsuit models, and... music stars.

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