Definitions from Wiktionary (doldrums)
▸ noun: Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.
▸ noun: (nautical) Usually preceded by the: the state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds, and is unable to make progress.
▸ noun: (nautical, oceanography, by extension) Usually preceded by the: a part of the ocean near the equator where calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds are common.
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▸ noun: Usually preceded by the: a state of apathy or lack of interest; a situation where one feels boredom, ennui, or tedium; a state of listlessness or malaise.
▸ noun: (nautical) Usually preceded by the: the state of a sailing ship when it is impeded by calms or light, baffling winds, and is unable to make progress.
▸ noun: (nautical, oceanography, by extension) Usually preceded by the: a part of the ocean near the equator where calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds are common.
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stagnation,
stagnancy,
the doldrums,
dullsville,
dullness,
ennui,
drowse,
lassitude,
indolency,
indolence,
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economic,
equatorial,
financial,
political,
present,
current,
postwar,
spiritual,
long,
intellectual,
commercial
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