downhearted

[ doun-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈdaʊnˈhɑr tɪd /

dejected; depressed; discouraged.

Origin of downhearted

First recorded in 1645–55; down¹ + hearted

downcast, despondent, disheartened, dispirited, sad, sorrowful.

down·heart·ed·ly, adverb down·heart·ed·ness, noun

You English take it as what you call 'a jolly sport,' with your battle cry, 'Are we down-hearted?'

The Sequel |George A. Taylor
"If you have anything before you to do, I will not be down-hearted," she said.

The Prime Minister |Anthony Trollope
"By this time he will be as down-hearted as Albert Koestein was," thought he.

The Cloister and the Hearth |Charles Reade
It was an anxious business this inspection, and left me down-hearted.

New Arabian Nights |Robert Louis Stevenson

When morning came, Felix was one of the first to meet me, and I had never seen him so down-hearted.

For The Admiral |W.J. Marx

downhearted

/ (ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪd) /

discouraged; dejected

downheartedly, adverb downheartedness, noun