doldrums
plural noun
- low spirits; dull, gloomy, listless feeling
- sluggishness or complete inactivity; stagnation
- equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating breezes
- such calms and breezes, located between the belts of the NE and SE trade winds
See doldrums in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(dōlˈdrəmzˌ, dôlˈ-, dŏlˈ-)
plural noun (used with a sing. or pl. verb)a. A period of stagnation or slump.
b. A period of depression or unhappy listlessness.
a. A region of the ocean near the equator, characterized by calms, light winds, or squalls.
b. The weather conditions characteristic of these regions of the ocean.
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