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or bummed out
US, informal
: in low spirits : unhappy, depressed, disappointed
Morale at Mirage is practically nonexistent. Having been extended ninety days more has everyone terminally bummed.—
Dick Runels
Dick RunelsI was so bummed. I was going to have to relive the sixties.—Polly Frost
Polly FrostThe awful truth about their past leaves them pretty bummed out …—Michael Sauter
Michael SauterExamples of bummed in a Sentence
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This social animosity, combined with plagues and attempted presidential coups and [cue worst-of-show super-cut from 2016 to the present], may have left Shyamalan a little bummed about our prospects as a species.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2023
From Washington DC to Boston, there has been below normal snowfall so far this season, leaving snow lovers bummed.
—Jennifer Gray, CNN, 16 Jan. 2023
Pearl Jam were not immune from feeling royally bummed out on Thursday night (Sept. 8) during their show at Toronto’s Scotiabank Center.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022
That’s why taking this summer was so important to me, even though a lot of people were kind of bummed because I was supposed to do a couple of things.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2023
From Washington DC to Boston, there has been below normal snowfall so far this season, leaving snow lovers bummed.
—Jennifer Gray, CNN, 16 Jan. 2023
Pearl Jam were not immune from feeling royally bummed out on Thursday night (Sept. 8) during their show at Toronto’s Scotiabank Center.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022
That’s why taking this summer was so important to me, even though a lot of people were kind of bummed because I was supposed to do a couple of things.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022
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“Bummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bummed. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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