downhearted

[ doun-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈdaʊnˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

dejected; depressed; discouraged.

OTHER WORDS FOR downhearted

downcast, despondent, disheartened, dispirited, sad, sorrowful.

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Origin of downhearted

First recorded in 1645–55; down¹ + hearted

OTHER WORDS FROM downhearted

down·heart·ed·ly, adverbdown·heart·ed·ness, noun

Words nearby downhearted

downforce, down for the count, downgrade, downgrowth, downhaul, downhearted, downhill, downhill all the way, downhiller, downhill skiing, downhold

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How to use downhearted in a sentence

Bouncy, jaunty walks, limps, sad or downhearted walks, all with the other motions of arms and head contributing to a constantly shifting center of mass and momentum.
Disney Imagineering’s Project Kiwi is a free-walking robot that will make you believe in Groot|Matthew Panzarino|April 23, 2021|TechCrunch
Despair as measured by the new scale represents a downhearted state of mind, not a mental disorder, Copeland suspects.
‘Deaths of despair’ are rising. It’s time to define despair|Bruce Bower|November 2, 2020|Science News
“They will be all right,” said the captain, striving to cheer up his downhearted young companions.
The Go Ahead Boys on Smugglers' Island|Ross Kay
"We may be here quite a long while," Mr. Wordsley said, and could not contrive to sound downhearted about it.
The Marooner|Charles A. Stearns

The woman herself must not be nervous or downhearted, but courageous, and forcing herself by straining and holding her breath.
The Works of Aristotle the Famous Philosopher|Anonymous
At intervals, every half-hour or so, a mighty shout would go up, "Are we downhearted?"
Servants of the Guns|Jeffery E. Jeffery
"Real beauties," thought Dick, still rather breathless after such a surprise, but not in the least downhearted.
The Great Airship.|F. S. Brereton

British Dictionary definitions for downhearted

downhearted

/ (ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪd) /

adjective

discouraged; dejected

Derived forms of downhearted

downheartedly, adverbdownheartedness, noun

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