downcast in English

adjective
1
(of a person's eyes) looking downward.
her modestly downcast eyes
2
(of a person) feeling despondent.
A woman who appears to be a downcast person who lives under bridges, turns out to be has a metamorphose into a princess and has a regal personage.
noun
1
a shaft dug in a mine for extra ventilation.
The probable explanation is, that the return air was leaking across into the downcast shaft at various levels.

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1. He seemed very downcast at the news.

2. She was silent, her eyes downcast.

3. Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.

4. He said nothing and kept his eyes downcast.

5. Muriel shot a look at Lily's downcast profile.

6. 21 Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.

7. He started with a sorrowful heart and downcast look.

8. Ashamed of his mistake, he stood with downcast eyes.

9. A group of downcast men stood waiting for food.

10. I thought you were looking a little downcast this morning.

11. 13 He looked so downcast I took pity on him.

12. Eyes downcast, she continued eating and did not speak again.

13. Jamie seems very downcast at the moment. He misses Jenny terribly.

14. Hardaway seemed downcast after the Warriors' fourth loss in a row.

15. Megan 's eyes were downcast as if she wanted to disappear .

16. With downcast faces, they ate the simple dinner I had prepared.

17. Eyes downcast; baby lips pulled into a frown; dull, vacant stare.

18. Do not be downcast that you have been economical with the truth.

19. The photograph of her sitting on her own made her look lonely and downcast.

20. Synonyms for Atrabilious include dejected, down, downhearted, blue, depressed, gloomy, miserable, sad, despondent and downcast

21. I saw young ones, eyes downcast, dutifully hammering out license plates and leather purses.

22. Synonyms for Adust include glum, gloomy, dejected, downcast, downhearted, miserable, melancholy, doleful, down and crestfallen

23. The discerning father can likely conclude from his son’s sad, downcast countenance that he is repentant.

24. With downcast eyes I explained that I was not the person they all thought I was.

25. Abjection (countable and uncountable, plural Abjections) A low or downcast condition; meanness of spirit; abasement; degradation

26. Jamie was looking unusually downcast and Tina gave the impression that she was angry with her grandfather.

27. I gather one of them told the President he should be downcast during his negotiations with Uridia.

28. Brooding adjective gloomy, troubled, depressed, moody, glum, dejected, despondent, downcast, morose A heavy, Brooding silence descended on them

29. A Buddhist monk offered prayers for their health and happiness in contrast to the royal couple's general downcast attitude.

30. Priscilla came to stand on the threshold of the room, her eyes downcast, her hands straight at her sides.

31. She was sitting apart from those who had once been her friends, her eyes downcast and her cheeks blazing.

32. Afterwards liberal deputies expressed their relief that things had turned out as they had, while hardliners were correspondingly downcast.

33. Seeing through the pretense, my little boy let go of my coat and walked on silently with downcast eyes.

34. Henry asks for the first dances, and there are other partners, but when Edmund dances with her he is downcast.

35. 18 A Buddhist monk offered prayers for their health and happiness in contrast to the royal couple's general downcast attitude.

36. Seeing through the pretense,[Sentencedict.com] my little boy let go of my coat and walked on silently with downcast eyes.

37. Her large hazel eyes bubbled with enthusiasm, but already there were the first crinkles of maturity appearing at their downcast corners.

38. 13 Her large hazel eyes bubbled with enthusiasm, but already there were the first crinkles of maturity appearing at their downcast corners.

39. Backtrack has a classy, downcast aesthetic that feels a bit like an old piece of furniture melted down and turned into celluloid, or a film infused with the fabric of a chesterfield.

40. But God, who comforts the downcast, Comforted us by the arrival of Titus, 2 Corinthians 7:7 and not only by his arrival, but also by the comfort he had received from you

41. Cross fire (Chinese Drama); 穿越火线; Chuan Yue Huo Xian;Crossfire; In 2008, Xiao Feng is a downcast e-sports team leader who is barely keeping his team together.

42. This page shows answers to the clue Abasement, followed by 2 definitions like “A low or downcast state”, “Action of humbling or degrading” and “Depriving one of self-esteem”.A synonym for Abasement is reduction.

43. (Note: See Abjections for more definitions.) Quick definitions from WordNet (abjection) noun: a low or downcast state Also see Abjections Words similar to abjection Usage examples for abjection Popular adjectives describing abjection Words that often appear near abjection

44. Last Time I Saw Grace is a downright masterful collection that mixes downcast Balladry with pitch black humor, surreal wordplay with sharp observations.Like New Bums’ first effort, it’s got that elegantly woozy feel (think of the ramshackle …

45. ‘To avoid bulges or the annoying sound of coins Clinking, try to keep your pockets empty.’ ‘The belts attached to it make Clinking sounds as I walk quickly past the people, my eyes downcast.’ ‘There was another rustling movement, then a sharp clacking noise, the sound of huge claws Clinking …

46. Of sorrow, Barricadoed evermore Within the walls of Cities; may these sounds Have their authentic comment,—that, even these Hearing, I be not downcast or forlorn! —Come thou prophetic Spirit! that inspir'st The human Soul of universal earth, Dreaming on things to come; and dost possess A metropolitan temple in the hearts Of mighty Poets

47. - Then let our Countenances be looked upon before thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of the portion of the king's meat: and as thou seest, deal with thy servants.The Septuagint Version here differs considerably from the Massoretic text; it is as follows: "And should our countenance appear more downcast than (διατετραμμένη παρὰ) those other youths