Downcast in English
- downcast⇄adj. 1. turned downward; directed downward.
Ex. Ashamed of his mistake, he stood before us with downcast eyes.
2. (Figurative.) dejected; sad; discouraged.
Ex. One failure after another had made her downcast.
(SYN) depressed. - downcast⇄downcast, adjective, noun.
- downcast⇄noun 1. a downcast look.
2. a casting down; overthrow.
3. a shaft in a mine for conveying fresh air downward.