English to English
downcast
('d/AU/n,k/&/st
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adjective (a)
- Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- Downcast or melancholy look.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- directed downward(adj.all)Example:
A downcast glance.
source: wordnet30 - filled with melancholy and despondency(adj.all)Example:
Downcast after his defeat.
Synonym:
blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spiritedsource: wordnet30
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