downhearted
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of downhearted
Explanation
Are you feeling sad and discouraged? Then you're downhearted. You need a hug from a good friend. Bad news, a tough day, your favorite team losing the championship — all of these can leave you feeling a bit downhearted. You can also use words like crestfallen, dejected, or blue to describe this sad emotion. The adjective downhearted includes the word ending -hearted, meaning "at heart," or "in one's deepest feelings."
Example Sentences
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Downhearted, they inspected charts; figured that, to wreck the record, they had a little less than half way to go in about one third the required time.
From Time Magazine Archive
Out of her search for congenial musical partners came such songs as Downhearted Blues and I've Got a Mind to Ramble.
From Time Magazine Archive
Downhearted, almost despairing, Harry Blew halts upon the beach.
From The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea by Reid, Mayne
"Down'arted, like, an' 'opeless an'—an' lonely——" Downhearted, and hopeless, and lonely!
From The Dop Doctor by Dehan, Richard
Downhearted as she was, Judith could not refrain from giggling a little as her quick imagination visualized in stately, white-haired Mrs. Weatherbee the approved stage villain.
From Jane Allen: Right Guard by Bancroft, Edith
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