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[ doun-kast, -kahst ] / ˈdaʊnˌkæst, -ˌkɑst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR downcast ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedirected downward, as the eyes. dejected in spirit; depressed. nounoverthrow or ruin. a downward look or glance. a shaft down which air passes, as into a mine (opposed to upcast). Origin of downcastFirst recorded in 1250–1300, downcast is from the Middle English word douncasten.See down1, cast SYNONYMS FOR downcast2 sad, desolate, disconsolate; low, blue. SEE SYNONYMS FOR downcast ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM downcastdowncastly, adverbdowncastness, nounWords nearby downcastdown-ballot, downbeat, down-bow, downburst, down card, downcast, down cold, have, downcome, downcomer, downcourt, downcurved Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for downcastThe soaked one squats on the bridge, eyes furious and downcast. Whatever You Do Someone Will Die. A Short Story About Impossible Choices in Iraq|Nathan Bradley Bethea|August 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST As he was taken down from the dock to be driven to prison he was downcast, as anyone would be who was publicly sacrificed. Murdoch on the Rocks: How a Lone Reporter Revealed the Mogul's Tabloid Terror Machine|Clive Irving|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST If we must confess it, they are quite offended and downcast when the cartoons stop. Churchill Would Be Famous Today on the Strength of His Writing Alone|Anthony Paletta|June 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST He is downcast, and a senior member of his party comforts him in these words. The Case for Trollope|David Frum|February 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Despite the fuzzy pictures, the Daily Mail was quick to point out the star looked "miserable" and “downcast.” 8 Reported Facts About the Cruise-Holmes Divorce|Nina Strochlic|July 1, 2012|DAILY BEAST Instead she remarked: "I must get to work," and left her downcast suitor without further ceremony. Big Timber|Bertrand W. Sinclair Noll stood before him with downcast eyes and a trembling lip. I went to my room a little drowsy, a little astonished, a little deceived and downcast, but through various impressions. Other guests were harboured by that hospitable sward, shambling, downcast lice of the town. Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett She thanked him with downcast eyes, but assured him that she would not require any. The Brute|Frederic Arnold Kummer
British Dictionary definitions for downcast
adjectivedejected (esp of the eyes) directed downwards nounmining a ventilation shaft geology another word for downthrow 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 downcastforlorn, discouraged, blue, down, bad, low, moody, brooding, cheerless, crestfallen, dejected, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, dispirited, distressed, doleful, downhearted, droopy, dull |