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UK
/dˈaʊnhɑːtɪd/
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ADJECTIVE
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filled with melancholy and despondency
gloomy predictions
downcast after his defeat
depressed by the loss of his job
feeling discouraged and downhearted
a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
the darkening mood
lonely and blue in a strange city
a gloomy silence
took a grim view of the economy
How To Use downhearted In A Sentence
- But you can't get too downhearted about something like this.
- Seven days previously they were dispirited and downhearted after being well beaten by Salford yet by Sunday they'd recovered to the point of putting on one of their most complete displays of the campaign.
- Feeling a little downhearted about the way the day was progressing, Bailey and I took a walk around the Hampton Court Palace gardens to clear our heads. Kim Carillo: From New York With Love
- But instead of being downhearted, he set out to save the world.
- I am not too downhearted because I thought we played better than I expected at this stage of the tournament.
- She held nothing back, not even her more lurid impressions about Devereux's daughter; she was too downhearted, too frightened to dissemble. THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS
- When Hartlepool lose he gets "downhearted" but not for long. The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed
- She held nothing back, not even her more lurid impressions about Devereux's daughter; she was too downhearted, too frightened to dissemble. THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS
- She held nothing back, not even her more lurid impressions about Devereux's daughter; she was too downhearted, too frightened to dissemble. THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS
- On the contrary, if criticize simply, deny, child's understanding will is downhearted, deny oneself, lack confidence.
