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down·heart·ed

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–adjective

dejected; depressed; discouraged.

[Origin: 1645–55; down¹ + 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 Audio Help (doun'här'tĭd) Pronunciation Key
adj. Low in spirit; depressed. See Synonyms at depressed.

down'heart'ed·ly adv., down'heart'ed·ness n.

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downhearted
adjective
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"

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ˌdownˈhearted adjective

depressed and in low spirits, especially lacking the inclination to carry on with something
Example: Don't be downhearted! — we may yet win.

Arabic:	مُكْتَئِب، هابِط المَعْنَوِيَّه، مُنْقَبِض الصَّدْر
Chinese (Simplified):	沮丧的，消沉的
Chinese (Traditional):	沮喪的，消沉的
Czech:	sklíčený, skleslý
Danish:	nedslået; modløs
Dutch:	ontmoedigd
Estonian:	löödud
Finnish:	lannistunut
French:	découragé
German:	verzagt
Greek:	αποκαρδιωμένος
Hungarian:	elcsüggedt
Icelandic:	dapur, vondaufur
Indonesian:	sedih, putus asa
Italian:	scoraggiato

Japanese:	落胆している
Korean:	낙심한, 용기를 잃은
Latvian:	nomākts; drūms
Lithuanian:	nusiminęs, liūdnas
Norwegian:	nedtrykt, motfallen
Polish:	przybity
Portuguese (Brazil):	desanimado
Portuguese (Portugal):	desanimado
Romanian:	descurajat
Russian:	подавленный
Slovak:	skleslý
Slovenian:	malodušen
Spanish:	desanimado
Swedish:	nedslagen, missmodig
Turkish:	morali bozulmuş, cesareti kırılmış