DOWNBEAT


Meaning of DOWNBEAT in English

[down.beat] n (1876) 1: the downward stroke of a conductor indicating the principally accented note of a measure of music; also: the first beat of a measure

2: a decline in activity or prosperity

[2]downbeat adj (1950): pessimistic, gloomy

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