"low spirit" is a valid phrase and can be used in written English.
It refers to a feeling of being down or having a lack of energy and enthusiasm. Here is an example of how it could be used in a sentence: "After losing the game, the team was filled with low spirits and struggled to find motivation for the next match."
But it was not time wasted, because the modern melancholic had found a kindred low spirit, someone equally mortified by the ease with which life could waste away.
The record might be his if anyone had the strength to challenge Kipsang over the final five-plus miles as he ran alone, arms low, spirit high.
There was a significant improvement on the following domains at six-month follow-up compared to baseline: pain (p=.039), problems with more strenuous physical activities (p=.037), reduced energy and strength (p<.001), and low spirit (p=.007).
It measures 8 different domains: Pain, problems with light physical activities, problems with more strenuous physical activities, problems doing your job, reduced energy and strength, low spirit, reduced social life and sleeping problems.
Patients were asked to score the eight domains of the DOLOtest (1 to 100 on a visual analogue scale): pain, problems with light physical activities, problems with more strenuous physical activities, problems doing your job, reduced energy and strength, low spirit, reduced social life, and sleeping problems.
Persistent feelings of tiredness, being worried, in low spirit or low mood were also inclusion criteria.
Izon's almost catatonic performance reflected his low spirits.
"I was in very low spirits," she said.
Argentines have had low spirits lately because of a deep recession.
The writer was in low spirits as he walked up Park Avenue on a cloudy, gray day.
Now and then tracer fire, terror-struck people, a collapsed economy, rundown hotels and low spirits.
