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What does down in the dumps mean?

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Adjective
  1. (idiomatic) Sad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
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The singer's career was then down in the dumps and the award helped him stage a sensational comeback.
United supporters had been down in the dumps after the team's start to the season.
It does a lot for us, none of us got depressed, and none of us got down in the dumps and thought we didn't have a chance to come back.
They actually got up and started showing off and playing with each other, I suppose it's quite uplifting when you're down in the dumps.
So some of my friends have been wondering why I have been sort of down in the dumps.
Fred, however, is down in the dumps because Virginia has ditched him for a Texas millionaire.

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