[plural] [noun] [informal] - the doldrums a state of lack of activity or lack of successHer career was in the doldrums during those years.(informal) the doldrums The doldrums was originally a name for an area of sea where ships were unable to move because there was no wind.
DOLDRUMS
Meaning of DOLDRUMS in English
Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012