1. down in the dumps - Adjective
2. down in the dumps - Phrase
down in the dumps (comparative more down in the dumps, superlative most down in the dumps)
(idiomatic) Sad; lacking engagement or enthusiasm.
If you feel well and happy, your face will reflect this, but if you are down in the dumps and having a miserable time, your face will soon show this, too. In fact, you get the face you deserve by the time you're forty, and one of the keys to looking and feeling younger is being active. Joan Collins
I think we are all slightly down in the dumps after another loss. We may be in the wrong sign... Venus may be in the wrong juxtaposition with somewhere else. Ted Dexter
It's a mood record. Like one night you're going to be down in the dumps depressed because you're thinking about your ex-boyfriend and the next moment you're gonna be like screw him you know? And the next one you're saying to yourself 'God I'm in love.' Willa Ford