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cast down

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cast down
Verb
to make (a person) feel discouraged or dejected
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Verb1.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


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The captain of the distressed vessel, at last heading the injunction, cast down his bucket, and it came up full of fresh, sparkling water from the mouth of the Amazon River.
Up From Slavery by Washington, Booker T. View in context
At last he returned to his palace quite cast down, because he wished so much to have a real Princess for his wife.
Andersen's Fairy Tales by Andersen, Hans Christian View in context
We voted against that saloon, and went out cast down with the knowledge that we had lost an evening and wasted twenty cents for beer that we didn't want.
John Barleycorn by London, Jack View in context
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