: a gloomy state of mind : despondency
in the dumps

Examples of dumps in a Sentence

I've been down in the dumps all week
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Volatile markets have put investment banking in the dumps, but there is a silver lining for Wall Street banks. Charley Grant, WSJ, 13 Jan. 2023 The singer was quite generous with the photo dumps, sharing more images of her and Peltz's midnight look in matching silver Maison Valentino cutout minidresses. Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 2 Jan. 2023 When fires threatened the city last month, the aid group rented helicopters for water dumps. Lesley Wroughton, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2022 And the breakthrough has opportunities far beyond waste dumps – there are millions more tons still underground that haven’t been viable to mine. Thomas Biesheuvel, Fortune, 27 Nov. 2022 See all Example Sentences for dumps 

Word History

Etymology

probably from Dutch domp haze, from Middle Dutch damp — more at damp

First Known Use

1529, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of dumps was in 1529

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“Dumps.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumps. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

Kids Definition

dumps

plural noun
: a dull gloomy state of mind : low spirits
in the dumps

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