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   Sep 5, 2012 · The meaning of DOWNHEARTED is downcast, dejected. How to use downhearted in a sentence.

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   There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective downhearted. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   unhappy and having no hope, especially because of a disappointment or failure: After hearing the news of the defeat, she told supporters not to be downhearted. Synonyms. blue. depressed. dispirited. downcast. gloomy. low-spirited. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Not hopeful. a road to nowhere idiom. be in a funk idiom.

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   Synonyms for DOWNHEARTED: depressed, unhappy, sad, heartbroken, miserable, melancholy, sorry, upset; Antonyms of DOWNHEARTED: happy, cheerful, jubilant, glad, joyful, joyous, buoyant, delighted.

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   sad or disappointed. (Definition of downhearted from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of downhearted. in Chinese (Traditional) （尤指因失望或失敗而）灰心的，喪氣的，氣餒的… See more. in Chinese (Simplified) （尤指因失望或失败而）灰心的，丧气的，气馁的… See more. in Spanish. desanimado, desanimado/ada [masculine-feminine]… See more. in Portuguese.

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   The adjective downhearted includes the word ending -hearted, meaning "at heart," or "in one's deepest feelings." Definitions of downhearted. adjective. filled with melancholy and despondency. “feeling discouraged and downhearted ”. synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited ...

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   What does downhearted mean?

   • The meaning of DOWNHEARTED is downcast, dejected. How to use downhearted in a sentence.

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   What does downhearted and blue mean?

   • "downhearted and blue" is a correct and usable phrase in written English. You can use it to describe a feeling of sadness. For example, "After she failed her test, she was downhearted and blue." For instance, "I feel downhearted and blue " translated by an equivalent of "I feel downhearted and sad" or "I feel downhearted and depressed".

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   Where did the word 'downhearted' come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective downhearted is in the mid 1700s. OED's earliest evidence for downhearted is from 1742, in London Gazette. downhearted is formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: down adv., hearted adj.

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   Are We downhearted?

   • Not that we are downhearted! Fourteen adjectives, derived from existing mood adjective checklists, describe purely affective components of depressed mood (defeated, depressed, fed up, downhearted, gloomy, helpless, hopeless, low, miserable, sad, sluggish, tired, unhappy, upset). She said that we must not be downhearted.

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8. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › downheartedDefinition of 'downhearted' - Collins Online Dictionary

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   If you are downhearted, you are feeling sad and discouraged. Max sighed, sounding even more downhearted. Synonyms: dejected , sad , depressed , unhappy More Synonyms of downhearted