downhearted
Origin of downhearted
1Other words for downhearted
| downcast, despondent, disheartened, dispirited, sad, sorrowful |
Other words from downhearted
- down·heart·ed·ly, adverb
- down·heart·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby downhearted
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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 | TechCrunchDespair 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. StearnsThe 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
/ (ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪd) /
discouraged; dejected
Derived forms of downhearted
- downheartedly, adverb
- downheartedness, noun
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