downbeat

[ doun-beet ]

/ ˈdaʊnˌbit /

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noun Music.

the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.

the first beat of a measure.

adjective

gloomy or depressing; pessimistic: Hollywood movies seldom have downbeat endings.

Origin of downbeat

1875–80; down¹ + beat (noun)

Words nearby downbeat

down, down-and-dirty, down-and-out, down-at-the-heels, down-ballot, downbeat, down-bow, downburst, down card, downcast, down cold, have

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Example sentences from the Web for downbeat

Why did the Russian Ministry of Culture help to finance such a downbeat portrait of contemporary Russia?
Inside ‘Leviathan’: Russian Filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Award-Winning Anti-Putin Cannes Film|Richard Porton|May 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Most affecting is his romance with a cute, downbeat girl inmate named Andrea.
Must-Read Debuts|Taylor Antrim|October 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Full of lively, comic storytelling and resonant in theme—youth ends; how sad—it casts a downbeat and very of-the-moment mood.
Gen-X's Midlife Crisis Continues|Taylor Antrim|July 12, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Stanley Crouch's culture pieces have appeared in Harper's, The New York Times, Vogue, Downbeat, the New Yorker, and more.
Ladies’ Night|Stanley Crouch|March 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST

Stanley Crouch's culture pieces have appeared in Harper's, the New York Times, Vogue, Downbeat, the New Yorker, and more.
White House Race War|Stanley Crouch|February 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for downbeat

downbeat

/ (ˈdaʊnˌbiːt) /

noun

music the first beat of a bar or the downward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating thisCompare upbeat

adjective

informal depressed; gloomy

informal relaxed; unemphatic

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单词	downbeat
释义	downbeat [ doun-beet ] / ˈdaʊnˌbit / SEE SYNONYMS FOR downbeat ON THESAURUS.COM noun Music. the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure. the first beat of a measure. adjective gloomy or depressing; pessimistic: Hollywood movies seldom have downbeat endings. Origin of downbeat 1875–80; down¹ + beat (noun) Words nearby downbeat down, down-and-dirty, down-and-out, down-at-the-heels, down-ballot, downbeat, down-bow, downburst, down card, downcast, down cold, have Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for downbeat Why did the Russian Ministry of Culture help to finance such a downbeat portrait of contemporary Russia? Inside ‘Leviathan’: Russian Filmmaker Andrey Zvyagintsev’s Award-Winning Anti-Putin Cannes Film\|Richard Porton\|May 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Most affecting is his romance with a cute, downbeat girl inmate named Andrea. Must-Read Debuts\|Taylor Antrim\|October 22, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Full of lively, comic storytelling and resonant in theme—youth ends; how sad—it casts a downbeat and very of-the-moment mood. Gen-X's Midlife Crisis Continues\|Taylor Antrim\|July 12, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Stanley Crouch's culture pieces have appeared in Harper's, The New York Times, Vogue, Downbeat, the New Yorker, and more. Ladies’ Night\|Stanley Crouch\|March 29, 2009\|DAILY BEAST Stanley Crouch's culture pieces have appeared in Harper's, the New York Times, Vogue, Downbeat, the New Yorker, and more. White House Race War\|Stanley Crouch\|February 27, 2009\|DAILY BEAST British Dictionary definitions for downbeat downbeat / (ˈdaʊnˌbiːt) / noun music the first beat of a bar or the downward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating thisCompare upbeat adjective informal depressed; gloomy informal relaxed; unemphatic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to downbeat negative, defeatist, cheerless, dejected, dispirited, gloomy, hopeless, unhappy, unhopeful
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downbeat

noun Music.

adjective

Origin of downbeat

Words nearby downbeat

Example sentences from the Web for downbeat

British Dictionary definitions for downbeat

noun

adjective

Words related to downbeat