- downcast down·cast adj
- ['daʊnˌkɒːst]
(sad) abbattuto (-a), avvilito (-a), (eyes) basso (-a)
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downcast down·cast adj
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down|cast — «DOWN KAST, KAHST», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. turned downward; directed downward: »Ashamed of his mistake, he stood before us with downcast eyes. 2. Figurative. dejected; sad; discouraged: »One failure after another had made her downcast.… … Useful english dictionary
downcast — down|cast [ˈdaunka:st US kæst] adj 1.) sad or upset because of something bad that has happened 2.) downcast eyes are looking down ▪ Penelope sat silently, her eyes downcast … Dictionary of contemporary English
downcast — down•cast [[t]ˈdaʊnˌkæst, ˌkɑst[/t]] adj. 1) directed downward, as the eyes 2) dejected; depressed • Etymology: 1250–1300 … From formal English to slang
downcast — (adj.) c.1600, from pp. of obs. verb downcast (c.1300), from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + CAST (Cf. cast) (v.). Literal at first; figurative sense is 1630s … Etymology dictionary
downcast — [adj] depressed, unhappy bad, blue, brooding, bummed out*, cast down, chapfallen, cheerless, crestfallen, daunted, dejected, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, dismayed, dispirited, distressed, doleful, down,… … New thesaurus
cast down — {adj.} Discouraged; sad; unhappy. Used less often than the reverse form, downcast . * /Mary was cast down at the news of her uncle s death./ * /Charles felt cast down when he lost the race./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cast down — {adj.} Discouraged; sad; unhappy. Used less often than the reverse form, downcast . * /Mary was cast down at the news of her uncle s death./ * /Charles felt cast down when he lost the race./ … Dictionary of American idioms
cast\ down — adj Discouraged; sad; unhappy. Used less often than the reverse form, downcast . Mary was cast down at the news of her uncle s death. Charles felt cast down when he lost the race … Словарь американских идиом
cast — v. & n. v. (past and past part. cast) 1 tr. throw, esp. deliberately or forcefully. 2 tr. (often foll. by on, over) a direct or cause to fall (one s eyes, a glance, light, a shadow, a spell, etc.). b express (doubts, aspersions, etc.). 3 tr.… … Useful english dictionary
downcast — 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… … Universalium
Dejection — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Dejection >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dejection dejection Sgm: N 1 dejectedness dejectedness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 depression depression prosternation| Sgm: N 1 lowness of spirits lowness of spirits depression of… … English dictionary for students
