to be in low spirits
1Low spirits — Low Low (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place;… …
2low spirits — index damper (depressant), pessimism Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3low spirits — ► PLURAL NOUN ▪ sadness and despondency …
4low spirits — /loʊ ˈspɪrəts/ (say loh spiruhts) plural noun a depressed or dejected state of mind: to be in low spirits …
5low spirits — Synonyms and related words: Schmerz, Slough of Despond, blank despondency, death wish, dejectedness, dejection, depression, despair, despondency, despondentness, discouragement, disheartenment, dispiritedness, down trip, downcastness, downer,… …
6low spirits — plural noun sadness and despondency. Derivatives low spirited adjective …
7low spirits — state of being in a bad mood, sadness, melancholiness …
8low spirits — Dejection, dejectedness, depression, despondency, hypochondria, melancholy, hypochondriasis …
9low spirits — noun a state of mild depression • Ant: ↑high • Hypernyms: ↑depression • Hyponyms: ↑dumps, ↑mopes …
10Low — (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high… …
