DOWNCAST


Meaning of DOWNCAST in English

1.

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

Barbara looked increasingly ~ as defeat loomed.

= dejected

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2.

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

She was silent, her eyes ~.

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