Definition of downcast Downcast
/dawˈnkæˌst/ - [dawnkast] - down•cast
We found 16 definitions of downcast from 5 different sources.
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What does downcast mean?
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NounPlural: downcasts |
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| downcast - a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine | ||
Adjectivedowncast, downcaster, downcastest |
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| downcast - directed downward; "a downcast glance" | ||
| downcast - filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" | ||
| gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited | ||
| dejected affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful" | ||
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- downcast (Noun)
A cast from supertype to subtype. - downcast (Noun)
A melancholy look. - downcast (Noun)
A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine. - downcast (Verb)
To cast or throw up; to turn upward. - downcast (Verb)
To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. - downcast (Verb)
To cast from supertype to subtype. - downcast (Adjective)
Looking downwards. - downcast (Adjective)
Feeling despondent.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- downcast (a.)
Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt. - downcast (n.)
Downcast or melancholy look. - downcast (n.)
A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.
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downcast
Low in spirits.
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🔤- downcast, noun, singular of downcasts.
- downcast, adjective.
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