variants or bummed out
US, informal
: in low spirits : unhappy, depressed, disappointed
Morale at Mirage is practically nonexistent. Having been extended ninety days more has everyone terminally bummed.Dick Runels
I was so bummed. I was going to have to relive the sixties.Polly Frost
The awful truth about their past leaves them pretty bummed outMichael Sauter

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This social animosity, combined with plagues and attempted presidential coups and [cue worst-of-show super-cut from 2016 to the present], may have left Shyamalan a little bummed about our prospects as a species. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2023 From Washington DC to Boston, there has been below normal snowfall so far this season, leaving snow lovers bummed. Jennifer Gray, CNN, 16 Jan. 2023 Pearl Jam were not immune from feeling royally bummed out on Thursday night (Sept. 8) during their show at Toronto’s Scotiabank Center. Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 9 Sep. 2022 That’s why taking this summer was so important to me, even though a lot of people were kind of bummed because I was supposed to do a couple of things. Elizabeth Wagmeister, Variety, 8 Sep. 2022 See all Example Sentences for bummed 

Word History

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bummed was in 1970

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“Bummed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bummed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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