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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blues, blue devils, megrims, vapors, vapoursnoun

    a state of depression

    "he had a bad case of the blues"

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  1. vapours

    Vapours refer to the gaseous state of a substance that is generally liquid or solid at room temperature. It is formed when a substance evaporates or boils. Vapours can be visible like fog or mist or invisible like water vapour in the air. They exhibit properties similar to gases and can be condensed back into liquid or solid form.

Wikidata

  1. Vapours

    The term referring to illnesses known as the vapours is an archaic form for certain mental or physical states, such as hysteria, mania, clinical depression, bipolar disorder, fainting, withdrawal syndrome, mood swings or PMS, ascribed primarily to women and thought to be caused by internal emanations. This is related to the similar term female hysteria. Vapors were considered to be the female equivalent to melancholy found in men. The word vapors was used to describe a depressed or hysterical nervous condition. The term is no longer used.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of vapours in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of vapours in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of vapours in a Sentence

  1. Psalm 148:8:

    Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word.

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    lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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