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cast down

(tr, adverb) to make (a person) discouraged or dejected

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Verb

cast down - lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"

depress, dismay, dispirit, deject, demoralise, demoralize, get down

chill - depress or discourage; "The news of the city's surrender chilled the soldiers"

discourage - deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged

Translations

? cast down

vt sep eyes → niederschlagen; (liter, = throw down) weapons → hinwerfen; to be cast down (fig) → niedergeschlagen sein

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