What is pl. Etym: [From the adverb.] A state of depression; low state; abasement. [Colloq.] It the downs of life too much outnumber the ups. M. Arnold called?

down — pl. Etym: [From the adverb.] A state of depression; low state; abasement. [Colloq.] It the downs of life too much outnumber the ups. M. Arnold. (Webster's 1913.)

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