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  • downcast — down cast , a. Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt. [1913 Webster] T is love, said she; and then my downcast eyes, And guilty dumbness, witnessed my surprise. Dryden. 2. depressed; dispirited;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • downcast — down|cast [ˈdaunka:st US kæst] adj 1.) sad or upset because of something bad that has happened 2.) downcast eyes are looking down ▪ Penelope sat silently, her eyes downcast …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • downcast — adjective 1 sad or upset because of something bad that has happened: Keith is very downcast at the moment he misses his wife terribly. 2 downcast eyes are looking down …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • downcast — adjective Date: 14th century 1. low in spirit ; dejected 2. directed downward < with downcast eyes > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • downcast — down|cast [ daun,kæst ] adjective 1. ) sad or upset 2. ) downcast eyes are looking downward, especially because you are sad, embarrassed, or shy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • downcast — UK [ˈdaʊnˌkɑːst] / US [ˈdaʊnˌkæst] adjective 1) sad or upset 2) downcast eyes are looking downwards, especially because you are sad, embarrassed, or shy …   English dictionary

  • downcast — [ˈdaʊnˌkɑːst] adj 1) sad or upset 2) downcast eyes are looking downwards …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • downcast — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of eyes) looking downwards. 2) feeling despondent …   English terms dictionary

  • downcast — [[t]da͟ʊnkɑːst, kæst[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you are downcast, you are feeling sad and without hope. Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed. ...a glum, downcast expression. Syn: dejected 2) ADJ: usu v link ADJ If your …   English dictionary

  • downcast — /ˈdaʊnkast / (say downkahst) adjective 1. directed downwards, as the eyes. 2. dejected in spirit; depressed. –noun 3. Also, downcast shaft. a shaft down which air passes, as into a mine. 4. Geology a fault which throws a coal seam down …  

  • downcast — downcastly, adv. downcastness, n. /down kast , kahst /, adj. 1. directed downward, as the eyes. 2. dejected in spirit; depressed. n. 3. overthrow or ruin. 4. a downward look or glance. 5. a shaft down which air passes, as into a mine (opposed to… …   Universalium

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