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MEGRIMS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does megrims mean? 

MEGRIMS (noun)
  The noun MEGRIMS has 1 sense:

1. a state of depressionplay

  Familiarity information: MEGRIMS used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MEGRIMS (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A state of depression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Synonyms:

blue devils; blues; megrims; vapors; vapours

Context example:

he had a bad case of the blues

Hypernyms ("megrims" is a kind of...):

depression (a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity)


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