downcast
/ˈdaʊnkɑːst
/adjective
1(Of a person’s eyes) looking downwards: her modestly downcast eyes...
- The lady in waiting was silent, with downcast eyes and a broken spirit.
- Chloe raised her blue downcast eyes and stared up at the young woman who had appeared in front of the breakfast table.
- The simple, archaic gesture, a performance of downcast eyes and busy hands, puts across a feminist rereading of the woman's straightjacket.
2(Of a person) feeling despondent: you mustn’t be downcast...
- A woman who appears to be a downcast person who lives under bridges, turns out to be has a metamorphose into a princess and has a regal personage.
- The mood of the people was downcast after Australia notched up a whopping 359.
- There comes a definitive moment at the end of every Super Bowl when exuberant and downcast fans alike know when to shut off the TV, or at least change the channel.
Synonyms
despondent, disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, downhearted, low-spirited, in low spirits, hopeless, cast down, crestfallen, down, low, disconsolate, in despair, despairing, wretched, oppressed;
sad, melancholy, gloomy, glum, morose, doleful, dismal, woebegone, miserable, depressed, dejected, distressed, sorrowful;
defeatist, pessimistic
informal blue, down in the mouth, down in the dumps, as sick as a parrot
noun
A shaft dug in a mine for extra ventilation.The probable explanation is, that the return air was leaking across into the downcast shaft at various levels.
- North Atlantic Drift
- North Atlantic Ocean
- North Atlantic Oscillation
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- North Atlantic Triangle
- north-away
- northbound
- North Britain
- North British
- North Briton
- north by east (or west)
- North Canadian River
- north canoe
- North Cape
- North Carolina
- North Carolinian
- north-central
- North Channel
- North Charleston
- North Chicago
- North Circular
- Northcliffe, 1st Viscount
- North Country
- North Dakota
- North Dakotan