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Meaning of blue devils | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

  1. Low spirits; depression.
    idiomatic, plural, plural-only, slang
  2. Depressants, especially the barbiturate amobarbital.
    figuratively, plural, plural-only, slang

Equivalents

Français déprime idée noire
Polski dołek załamka
Русский хандра

Examples

“"[…] the disease is either extinct, or exists in such a mild form that a short course of aperient medicine carries it off. It is sometimes called the Blue-devils now or the Mulleygrubs. Queer names, ain't they?"”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Blue Diamond blue diamond impatiens blue diaper syndrome blue discharge blue disease blue doe

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