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downcast

adjective

ˈdau̇n-ˌkast

Definition of downcast

as in bowed

directed down her downcast gaze made us realize that she was shy

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as in depressed

feeling unhappiness I'm always a little downcast on rainy days

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Recent Examples of downcast In one video, irate workers surrounded a silent, downcast manager in a conference room to voice grievances and question their COVID test results. — BostonGlobe.com, 23 Nov. 2022 With his offhanded singsong delivery, spare instrumentation and arsenal of songs that manage to be simultaneously downcast and extravagant, Drake has wielded an outsized influence on the sound of mainstream hip-hop and even R&B the past decade. — Brian McCollum, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023 Philadelphia 76ers star Tyrese Maxey was downcast after falling to the New York Knicks in Game 4 on Sunday night, leading to an early second-round playoff exit. — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026 On its face, this has felt like an Easter season more in keeping with the downcast mood of Maundy Thursday, commemorating the Last Supper, followed by the betrayal and arrest of Christ, or Good Friday, a somber day of reflection marking Jesus’ death on the cross. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downcast

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Adjective

But for most of the world, and particularly for countries and companies caught unprepared, the impact on GDP is clearly downward.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 30 June 2026
Spiritual progress requires fighting against the natural downward inclination of our souls—though fighting, oddly, is also the problem.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

Definition of downward

Adjective

The pseudonymous title character, a depressed, drunken, belligerent twenty-six-year-old advice columnist, has no real hardships of his own and is cursed by doubt.

— Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 1 July 2026
Supergirl is a story about a depressed, super-powered woman who is pulled out of her bar-hopping to help other people and find her purpose.

— Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 30 June 2026

Definition of depressed

Adjective

The beat comes on lowered expectations, after the company gave disappointing guidance in February that fell short of analyst estimates.

— Samantha Subin, CNBC, 2 June 2026
For video, the Avata 360 supports a standard color profile with the same naturally vibrant tones as its JPGs, or a 10-bit flat D-Log M profile with lowered contrast and saturation.

— Jim Fisher, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026

Definition of lowered

Adjective

Day broke, bathing everything in light, and so great was the vitality of the early-morning sun that even the unhappy city seemed to smile a wan, sad smile.

— Vasily Grossman, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
But SpringHill really took off in 2020, two seasons into James’ Lakers term, when The SpringHill Company went public (and the Lakers won the sad COVID-bubble NBA Championship).

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026

Definition of sad

Adjective

The decade was an unhappy panorama of inflation, gas shortages, military humiliation, and revelations of political corruption.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
On Tuesday, Paul urged Americans who are unhappy with the justices’ ruling to support his proposal.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026

Definition of unhappy

Adjective

Remarkably, La Roja have failed to win a knockout round match in their last three World Cups, but expect Lamine Yamal and company to end that miserable run today.

— David Hickey, NBC news, 2 July 2026
But the American job market has chugged along, continuing to rebound from a miserable 2025.

— Paul Wiseman, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of miserable

Adjective

That melancholy was discovered by the Romantics, and, in its coarser variation, was equivalent to despair.

— Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.

— Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026

Definition of melancholy

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