have the blues

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have the blues

verb has the blues · having the blues · had the blues

  1. idiomatic, informal To be depressed; to have low morale; to feel sad. I've had the blues ever since my sweetheart left.

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verb be depressed

日本語憂鬱である yūutsu de aru
中文感到憂傷 /感到忧伤 gǎndào yōushāng
Françaisavoir le cafard, broyer du noir
Русскийтоскова́ть toskovátʹ, грусти́ть grustítʹ

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@misc{have_the_blues_2026,
  title = {have the blues},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20the%20blues},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}