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megrims

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Chiefly preceded by the: depression, low spirits, unhappiness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

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noun

Meaning 2

Any of various diseases of animals, especially horses, marked by a disturbance of equilibrium and abnormal gait and behaviour such as staggers or a sudden vertigo, sometimes followed by unconsciousness; the staggers.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: biology, medicine, natural-sciences, pathology, sciences, veterinary, zoology

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3

noun

Meaning 3

plural of megrim

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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4

noun

Meaning 4

a state of depression

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he had a bad case of the blues

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Synonyms: blues, blue devils, vapors, vapours

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: depression

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