Usually means: Stagnant, equatorial, low-pressure zone.
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  1. the doldrums: Collins English Dictionary
  2. the doldrums: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  3. the doldrums: Dictionary.com
  4. The Doldrums (album): Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  5. the doldrums: Rhymezone

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  1. the doldrums: Urban Dictionary

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▸ noun:  a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific


Opposite:
excitement, enthusiasm, energy, zeal, vitality

Phrases:
to be in the doldrums, more...

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Opposite:
excitement, enthusiasm, energy, zeal, vitality

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to be in the doldrums, more...




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