downbeat in English

adjective

1

pessimistic; gloomy.

the assessment of current economic prospects is downbeat

synonyms: pessimistic, gloomy, negative, defeatist, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dark, black, despairing, despondent, depressed, dejected, demoralized, hopeless, melancholy, glum

noun

1

an accented beat, usually the first of the bar.

The song has three stanzas of six lines, carrying four stresses downbeats separated by upbeats.

adjective

pessimistic, gloomy, negative, defeatist, cynical, bleak, fatalistic, dark, black, despairing, despondent, depressed, dejected, demoralized, hopeless, melancholy, glum

Use "downbeat" in a sentence

1. The Bari Infinity Hard Rubber Mouthpiece makes the news in Downbeat

2. The downbeat Coincides with the upward stroke of a conductor's hand

3. Cautious (also: aloof, demure, downbeat, inhibited, low-key, moderate, muted, reserved, restrained, stolid)

4. What, that dice game where you shake dice and yell out, " Downbeat "?

5. Clogging is a dance that is done in time with the music -to the downbeat usually with the heel keeping rhythm

6. Trump Croaks His Way Through Downbeat Election Day Call With ‘Fox & Friends’ Jamie Ross 11/3/2020 White House, health officials concerned after …

7. "Aftermath," a new revenge drama starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, is considerably more contemplative and downbeat than the Austrian leading man's fans might expect

8. Accompanimental rhythms may be preceded by an arrastre (from arrastrar, ‘to drag’), a standard anticipatory sliding instrumental technique that pushes the music to a downbeat (Examples 1.b