dismals

English

Noun

the dismals pl (plural only)

1. A dismal or melancholy state.
   • 1863, J[oseph] Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Church-yard. […], volumes (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Tinsley, Brothers, […], →OCLC:

     Well, this is a bright fit of the dismals,' said little Toole, nothing overawed.