This phrase carries a significant emotional load, emphasizing a deep sense of sadness.

Emotional weight

Suggests a momentary feeling, potentially due to a specific event or situation.

Temporary state

The reason for feeling 'cast down' should usually be clear from the context or explained.

Often used metaphorically to describe the reduction of non-physical things like expectations.

Commonly used in financial or economic situations, indicating a decrease in value or cost.

Reductions indicated by 'cast down' can sometimes be positive, like lower prices for consumers.

Used to describe literal falls from elevated locations or removal from high status.

Implies a dramatic and often forceful change in status or position.

Common in historical or revolutionary contexts where status or monuments are overthrown.