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cast down

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verb

(tr, adverb) to make (a person) discouraged or dejected

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Words nearby cast down

castanets, castaway, cast back, cast brace, cast doubt on, cast down, caste, Castel Gandolfo, Castellammare di Stabia, castellan, Castellanos
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Words related to cast down

humble, melancholy, lugubrious, gloomy, wistful, dispirited, dejected, despondent, discouraged, morose, crestfallen, glum, disheartened, pessimistic, unhappy, sad, forlorn, off, low, depress

Idioms and Phrases with cast down

cast down
1

Throw down, hurl to the ground, as in She cast down her coat on the grass. [Late 1400s]

2

Bend down, lower, as in He cast down his eyes. [Late 1300s]

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