1. a feeling of sadness or depression
Usage: informal; usually used with ‘the’
2. places where waste materials are deposited
Usage: plural form

Examples

• She’s been in the dumps ever since her dog died.
• The rainy weather always gives me the dumps.
• The city operates several garbage dumps outside town.
• Construction debris was taken to the local dumps.
• He felt down in the dumps after failing the test.
• The old dumps were converted into parks.
• Don’t let one bad grade put you in the dumps.