downcast
/dˈaʊnkæst/
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Definitions
Adjective Satellite
directed downward; "a downcast glance"
Adjective Satellite
filled with melancholy and despondency ; "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"
Noun
a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine