doldrums
plural nounDefinition of doldrums
1 : a spell of listlessness or despondency fighting off the winter doldrums
2 often capitalized,
oceanography : a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms (see calm entry 1 sense 1b), squalls, and light shifting winds
3 : a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or slump out of the economic doldrums
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The first known use of doldrums was in 1765
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