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Definition of Downcast
1. Noun. A ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine.
Generic synonyms: Shaft
2. Adjective. Directed downward. "A downcast glance"
Similar to: Down
3. Adjective. Filled with melancholy and despondency. "Feeling discouraged and downhearted"
Exact synonyms: Blue, Depressed, Dispirited, Down, Down In The Mouth, Downhearted, Gloomy, Grim, Low, Low-spirited
Similar to: Dejected
Derivative terms: Dispiritedness, Downheartedness, Gloominess, Gloominess, Lowness, Low-spiritedness
Similar to: Dejected
Derivative terms: Dispiritedness, Downheartedness, Gloominess, Gloominess, Lowness, Low-spiritedness
Definition of Downcast
1. a. Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness, modesty, dejection, or guilt.
2. n. Downcast or melancholy look.
Definition of Downcast
1. an overthrow or ruin [n -S]
Medical Definition of Downcast
1. 1. Downcast or melancholy look. "That downcast of thine eye." (Beau. & Fl) 2. A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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