DOWNCAST


Meaning of DOWNCAST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ daʊnkɑ:st, -kæst ]

1.

If you are downcast , you are feeling sad and without hope.

Barbara looked increasingly downcast as defeat loomed.

= dejected

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2.

If your eyes are downcast , you are looking towards the ground, usually because you are feeling sad or embarrassed.

She was silent, her eyes downcast.

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