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down⋅cast

  [doun-kast, -kahst]
Use downcast in a Sentence
–adjective
1. directed downward, as the eyes.
2. dejected in spirit; depressed.
–noun
3. overthrow or ruin.
4. a downward look or glance.
5. a shaft down which air passes, as into a mine (opposed to upcast ).
Origin:
1250–1300; ME douncasten. See down 1 , cast

Related forms:
downcastly, adverb
downcastness, noun

Synonyms:
2. sad, desolate, disconsolate; low, blue.
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down·cast   (doun'kāst')   
adj.  

  1. Directed downward: a downcast glance.

  2. Low in spirits; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed.

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Word Origin & History

downcast  (adj.)
1602, from pp. of obs. verb downcast (c.1300), from down (adv.) + cast (v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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