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dol⋅drums

  [dohl-druhmz, dol-, dawl-]
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–noun (used with a plural verb)
1. a state of inactivity or stagnation, as in business or art: August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises.
2. the doldrums,
a. a belt of calms and light baffling winds north of the equator between the northern and southern trade winds in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
b. the weather prevailing in this area.
3. a dull, listless, depressed mood; low spirits.
Origin:
1795–1805; obs. dold stupid (see dolt ) + -rum(s) (pl.) n. suffix (see tantrum )

Synonyms:
3. depression, gloom, melancholy, dejection.
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doldrums 
1811, from dulled, pp. of dullen, from O.E. dol "foolish, dull," ending perhaps patterned on tantrum.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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