downcast

  • 11downcast — 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 …

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  • 12downcast — adjective Date: 14th century 1. low in spirit ; dejected 2. directed downward < with downcast eyes > …

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  • 13downcast — adj. Downcast is used with these nouns: ↑eye …

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  • 14downcast — down|cast [ daun,kæst ] adjective 1. ) sad or upset 2. ) downcast eyes are looking downward, especially because you are sad, embarrassed, or shy …

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  • 15downcast — adjective it s too nice a day to be looking so downcast Syn: despondent, disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, downhearted, crestfallen, down, low, disconsolate, despairing; sad, melancholy, gloomy, glum, morose, doleful, dismal, woebegone …

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  • 16downcast — UK [ˈdaʊnˌkɑːst] / US [ˈdaʊnˌkæst] adjective 1) sad or upset 2) downcast eyes are looking downwards, especially because you are sad, embarrassed, or shy …

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  • 17downcast — [ˈdaʊnˌkɑːst] adj 1) sad or upset 2) downcast eyes are looking downwards …

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  • 18downcast — /ˈdaʊnkast / (say downkahst) adjective 1. directed downwards, as the eyes. 2. dejected in spirit; depressed. –noun 3. Also, downcast shaft. a shaft down which air passes, as into a mine. 4. Geology a fault which throws a coal seam down …

  • 19downcast — downcastly, adv. downcastness, n. /down kast , kahst /, adj. 1. directed downward, as the eyes. 2. dejected in spirit; depressed. n. 3. overthrow or ruin. 4. a downward look or glance. 5. a shaft down which air passes, as into a mine (opposed to&#8230; …

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  • 20downcast — 1. adjective a) Looking downwards. b) Feeling despondent. 2. noun A cast from supertype to subtype. 3. verb …

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