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downheartedness

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down·heart·ed  (dounhärtd)
adj.
Low in spirit; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed.
downhearted·ly adv.
downhearted·ness n.
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Noun1.downheartedness - a feeling of low spirits; "he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits"
dejectedness, dispiritedness, low-spiritedness, lowness
sadness, unhappiness - emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being


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