LOW SPIRITS Synonyms
6 hypernyms for low spirits. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for LOW SPIRITS
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| blues | noun n | |||||
noun • a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes • a state of depression | ||||||
| dejection | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of melancholy depression • solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels | ||||||
| depression | noun n | |||||
noun • a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity • a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment • a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment • a sunken or depressed geological formation • sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy • an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation • a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention • a concavity in a surface produced by pressing • angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object) • pushing down | ||||||
| despair | noun n | |||||
noun • a state in which all hope is lost or absent • the feeling that everything is wrong and nothing will turn out well verb • abandon hope; give up hope; lose heart | ||||||
| despondency | noun n | |||||
noun • feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless | ||||||
| discouragement | noun n | |||||
noun • the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles • the expression of opposition and disapproval • the act of discouraging | ||||||
| downheartedness | noun n | |||||
noun • a feeling of low spirits | ||||||
| gloom | noun n | |||||
noun • a state of partial or total darkness • a feeling of melancholy apprehension • an atmosphere of depression and melancholy | ||||||
| gloominess | noun n | |||||
noun • an atmosphere of depression and melancholy • a feeling of melancholy apprehension • the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness • The property of having a frowning or scowling appearance. | ||||||
| melancholy | noun, adjective n, adj | |||||
noun • a feeling of thoughtful sadness • a constitutional tendency to be gloomy and depressed • a humor that was once believed to be secreted by the kidneys or spleen and to cause sadness and melancholy adjective satellite • characterized by or causing or expressing sadness • grave or even gloomy in character | ||||||
| sadness | noun n | |||||
noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • the state of being sad • the quality of excessive mournfulness and uncheerfulness | ||||||
| unhappiness | noun n | |||||
noun • emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being • state characterized by emotions ranging from mild discontentment to deep grief | ||||||