'T is love, said she; and then my downcast eyes,
And guilty dumbness, witnessed my surprise. --Dryden.
2. depressed; dispirited; dejected; -- of people.
Syn: down(predicate), downhearted, low, low-spirited. [WordNet 1.5] -- {Down"cast`ly}, adv. -- {Down"cast`ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
downcast — downcast, dispirited, dejected, depressed, disconsolate, woebegone mean affected by or showing very low spirits. Downcast implies a being overcome by shame, mortification, or loss of hope or confidence; it usually suggests an inability to face… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Downcast — Down cast , n. 1. Downcast or melancholy look. [1913 Webster] That downcast of thine eye. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
downcast — (adj.) c.1600, from pp. of obs. verb downcast (c.1300), from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + CAST (Cf. cast) (v.). Literal at first; figurative sense is 1630s … Etymology dictionary
downcast — index despondent, disconsolate, lugubrious, pessimistic Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
downcast — [adj] depressed, unhappy bad, blue, brooding, bummed out*, cast down, chapfallen, cheerless, crestfallen, daunted, dejected, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, dispirited, distressed, doleful, down,… … New thesaurus
downcast — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of eyes) looking downwards. 2) feeling despondent … English terms dictionary
downcast — [doun′kast΄] adj. 1. directed downward 2. very unhappy or discouraged; sad; dejected … English World dictionary
downcast — [[t]da͟ʊnkɑːst, kæst[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are downcast, you are feeling sad and without hope. Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed. ...a glum, downcast expression. Syn: dejected 2) ADJ: usu v link ADJ If your … English dictionary
downcast — down|cast [ˈdaunka:st US kæst] adj 1.) sad or upset because of something bad that has happened 2.) downcast eyes are looking down ▪ Penelope sat silently, her eyes downcast … Dictionary of contemporary English
downcast — adjective 1 sad or upset because of something bad that has happened: Keith is very downcast at the moment he misses his wife terribly. 2 downcast eyes are looking down … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
