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downcast

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down·cast  (dounkst)
adj.
1. Directed downward: a downcast glance.
2. Low in spirits; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed.

downcast
Adjective
1. sad and dejected
2. (of the eyes) directed downwards
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Noun1.downcast - a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
shaft - a long vertical passage sunk into the earth, as for a mine or tunnel
Adj.1.downcast - directed downward; "a downcast glance"
down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value; "lay face down"; "the moon is down"; "our team is down by a run"; "down by a pawn"; "the stock market is down today"
2.downcast - filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"

downcast
adjective dejected, sad, depressed, unhappy, disappointed, discouraged, miserable, dismayed, choked, daunted, dismal, despondent, dispirited, disheartened, disconsolate, crestfallen, down in the dumps (informal) cheerless, sick as a parrot (informal) << OPPOSITE cheerful
Translations
Spanish downcast [ˈdaunkɑːst] adjabatido
French downcast [ˈdaunkɑːst] adjdémoralisé(e)
German downcast [ˈdaunkɑːst] down adjniedergeschlagen
Italian downcast [ˈdaunkɑːst] adjabbattuto/a

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After looking a little at her downcast eyes as she walked beside me, I gave up that point.
He seats himself by her side, and feasts his eyes on the lovely downcast face that dares not turn toward him.
Everything in the expression, the flushed cheeks and the downcast eyes of Varenka betrayed a painful suspense.
 
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