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Meaning of the doldrums in English

the doldrums
noun [ plural ]
uk
/ˈdɒl.drəmz/ us
/ˈdoʊl.drəmz/
in the doldrums
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informal
unsuccessful or showing no activity or development:
Her career was in the doldrums during those years.
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informal
a period of being sad or bored and with no energy or enthusiasm:
I don't know why but I'm in the doldrums today.
There's a new cinematic release this week, just in time to rescue us from the winter doldrums.
Don't let the post-holiday doldrums ruin your spirits!
She got a new puppy and that lifted her right out of the doldrums.
He just can't handle the doldrums of having an unexciting office job - he wants fame and glamour.
Synonyms
blue (SAD) informal
dejected
depressed
despondent
dispirited
doleful
dolorous literary
down
downcast
downhearted
down in the dumps
gloomy
glum informal
low
low-spirited
melancholy
miserable (UNHAPPY)
mournful
plaintive
sad (NOT HAPPY)
sorrowful literary
unhappy
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the doldrums noun [plural] (SEA)

old-fashioned
an area of sea where ships are unable to move because there is no wind
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(Definition of the doldrums from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

doldrums | American Dictionary

doldrums
plural noun
us
/ˈdoʊl·drəmz, ˈdɔl-, ˈdɑl-/
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a state of lack of activity or lack of success:
Business leaders predict a hard year ahead with the economy in the doldrums.
(Definition of the doldrums from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

doldrums | Business English

doldrums
noun [ plural ]
  informal
uk
/ˈdɒldrəmz/ us
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a situation in which there is high unemployment, very little economic activity or growth, etc.:
Changes began during Japan's doldrums when the government tried to revive growth by steadily deregulating sections of the economy.
NASDAQ is down sharply again and its European counterparts are still in the doldrums.
economic/financial doldrums
What will it take to lift the UK manufacturing industry out of the doldrums?
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in Chinese (Traditional)
海洋, 赤道無風帶…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
海洋, 赤道无风带…
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in Spanish
la zona de convergencia intertropical…
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