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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
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Jesus is bummed, but then Christian comes in and loves the result.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
These are all good reasons to feel bummed out about humanity, but leave it to Lanthimos to express his dismay in the most arch and self-congratulatory way possible.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Theo is an architect bummed about the state of his work, forced to celebrate the completion of a soulless apartment building at a glitzy lunch with his coworkers.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
Viewers, understandably, are bummed.
—Julie Hinds, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
These are all good reasons to feel bummed out about humanity, but leave it to Lanthimos to express his dismay in the most arch and self-congratulatory way possible.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
Theo is an architect bummed about the state of his work, forced to celebrate the completion of a soulless apartment building at a glitzy lunch with his coworkers.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2025
Viewers, understandably, are bummed.
—Julie Hinds, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
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“Bummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bummed. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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