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downheartedness

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down⋅heart⋅ed

  [doun-hahr-tid]
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–adjective
dejected; depressed; discouraged.
Origin:
1645–55; down 1 + hearted

Related forms:
down⋅heart⋅ed⋅ly, adverb
down⋅heart⋅ed⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
downcast, despondent, disheartened, dispirited, sad, sorrowful.
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down·heart·ed   (doun'här'tĭd)   
adj.  Low in spirit; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed.
down'heart'ed·ly adv., down'heart'ed·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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