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downcast

adjective noun

filled with melancholy and despondency

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
T
Contains
OW
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Pronunciation

ˈdaʊnkæst

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. filled with melancholy and despondency

    “gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”

adjective

  1. directed downward

    “a downcast glance”

noun

  1. a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

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Example Sentences

gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
gloomy predictions
a gloomy silence
took a grim view of the economy
the darkening mood
a downcast glance

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