noun · rare

doldrums

dol·drums

doldrums · doldrumses

застій, стагнація

застой, стагнация, вялость

Flaute, Trübsal, Lustlosigkeit, Trübsinn

Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interestUsually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.

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UK/ˈdɒldɹəmz/US/ˈdɑldɹəmz/

» Tom was down in the doldrums after Mary walked out on him.

Meaning

3 senses

(plural, plural only)Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.
I was in the doldrums yesterday and just didn’t feel inspired.
Trübsal, trübselige Stimmung, Trübsinn
(plural, plural only)Usually preceded by the: the state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds, and is unable to make progress.
Flaute
a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
(broadly, plural, plural only)Usually preceded by the: a part of the ocean near the equator where calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds are common.
Kalmengürtel, Innertropische Konvergenzzone, Kalmen

Examples

3 sentences

Tom was down in the doldrums after Mary walked out on him.
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She was in the doldrums.
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It will be some time before the economy will move out of the current doldrums.
ruПрежде чем экономика выберется из нынешнего застоя, пройдёт какое-то время.
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Translations

5 languages

Deutsch

By meaning 2

state of apathy or lack of interest:

part of the ocean near the equator:

Origin

From obsolete doldrum (“slothful or stupid person”) plus the plural suffix -s. Doldrum is

From obsolete doldrum (“slothful or stupid person”) plus the plural suffix -s. Doldrum is possibly derived from dull or Middle English dold (past participle of dullen, dollen (“to make or become blunt or dull; to make or become dull-witted or stupid; to make or become inactive”), from dul, dol, dolle (“not sharp, blunt, dull; not quick-witted, stupid; lethargic, sluggish”); see further at dull), modelled after tantrum.

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