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   Down·beat

   /ˈdounˌbēt/

   

   adjective

   • 1. pessimistic; gloomy: "the assessment of current economic prospects is downbeat" Similar pessimisticgloomynegativedefeatistgloom-riddencynicalbleakfatalisticdarkblackdespairingdespondentdepresseddejecteddemoralizedhopelessmelancholyglumlugubrioussuspiciousdistrustfuldoubtingalarmistinformal:given to looking on the black sideOpposite upbeat

   noun

   • 1. an accented beat, usually the first of the bar.

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