downhearted
adjective
downheartedness
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a word derived from
downhearted.
Example Sentences
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This spring’s blighted crop of dystopian novels is pessimistic about technology, about the economy, about politics, and about the planet, making it a more abundant harvest of unhappiness than most other heydays of downheartedness.
From The New Yorker ● May 29, 2017
At these words all Lisbeth's downheartedness vanished, and she felt only how festive and cozy it was to be at home again.
From Lisbeth Longfrock by Laura E. (Laura Elizabeth) Poulsson
Hussey, with his cheeriness and his banjo, was another vital factor in chasing away any tendency to downheartedness.
From South: the story of Shackleton's 1914-1917 expedition by Sir Ernest Henry Shackleton
Mr. Hardy's love-poems belong to the literature of downheartedness.
From Old and New Masters by Robert Lynd
A reading of the placards and decrees alone can explain the downheartedness, the fury, and the recurring ferocious appetites of the delirious crowd.
From The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution by Eug?ne Sue
