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BLUE DEVILS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does blue devils mean?
• BLUE DEVILS (noun)
The noun BLUE DEVILS has 1 sense:
1. a state of depression
Familiarity information: BLUE DEVILS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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 ("blue devils" is a kind of...):
depression (a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity)
Context examples
At any rate, the blues were gone, and the blue devils had not put in an appearance.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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