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downhearted

[ doun-hahr-tid ]

/ ˈdaʊnˈhɑr tɪd /

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adjective

dejected; depressed; discouraged.

Origin of downhearted

First recorded in 1645–55; down¹ + hearted

SYNONYMS FOR downhearted

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

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OTHER WORDS FROM downhearted

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

Words nearby downhearted

downfield, downforce, downgrade, downgrowth, downhaul, downhearted, downhill, downhill all the way, downhill skiing, downhiller, downhold

Example sentences from the Web for downhearted

Downhearted, almost despairing, Harry Blew halts upon the beach.

The Flag of Distress |Mayne Reid
Lunched at the Carlton and dined at the Ritz to let all the world see that I am not downhearted.

Punch or the London Charivari, October 20, 1920 |Various
They were not downhearted, nor anxious, nor fretful for all this; far from it.

Confessions Of Con Cregan |Charles James Lever
I think I never felt quite as downhearted as I did the day or two after the skirmish, when our boys were killed.

How Private George W. Peck Put Down The Rebellion |George W. Peck

Whenever artillery or rifle fire sweeps over their trenches some facetious Tommy is sure to shout, "Are we downhearted?"

Tommy Atkins at War |James Alexander Kilpatrick

British Dictionary definitions for downhearted

downhearted

/ (ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪd) /

adjective

discouraged; dejected

Derived forms of downhearted

downheartedly, adverb downheartedness, noun