"low spirits" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-low spirits.wav [US]
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  1. A state of despondence or melancholy. Tags: plural, plural-only Translations (A state of despondence or melancholy): Niedergeschlagenheit [feminine] (German), وحشت (vahşet) (Ottoman Turkish), zły humor [inanimate, masculine] (Polish)
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