Downhearted
adjective
Feeling sad or discouraged.
Don't be downhearted, things will get better soon.
Often appears as...
- feel downhearted
- look downhearted
adjective
Feeling sad or discouraged.
Don't be downhearted, things will get better soon.
Often appears as...
- feel downhearted
- look downhearted
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Pro Tip 1/3Mild Intensity
Downhearted expresses a gentle, not extreme, feeling of sadness.
Even though he was downhearted, he managed a small smile.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Feeling
Use 'downhearted' to describe temporary discouragement, not chronic depression.
She felt downhearted after the game, but her spirits soon lifted.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Downbeat
'Downhearted' is about emotion, whereas 'downbeat' often refers to music or a subdued atmosphere.
People often confuse downhearted with downbeat, but their meanings differ.
Pro Tip 1/3Mild Intensity
Downhearted expresses a gentle, not extreme, feeling of sadness.
Even though he was downhearted, he managed a small smile.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Feeling
Use 'downhearted' to describe temporary discouragement, not chronic depression.
She felt downhearted after the game, but her spirits soon lifted.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Downbeat
'Downhearted' is about emotion, whereas 'downbeat' often refers to music or a subdued atmosphere.
People often confuse downhearted with downbeat, but their meanings differ.
Pro Tip 1/3Mild Intensity
Downhearted expresses a gentle, not extreme, feeling of sadness.
Even though he was downhearted, he managed a small smile.
Pro Tip 2/3Temporary Feeling
Use 'downhearted' to describe temporary discouragement, not chronic depression.
She felt downhearted after the game, but her spirits soon lifted.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Downbeat
'Downhearted' is about emotion, whereas 'downbeat' often refers to music or a subdued atmosphere.
People often confuse downhearted with downbeat, but their meanings differ.
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Video examples
David Agus: A new...
I'm a cancer doctor, and I walked out of my office and walked by the pharmacy in the hospital three or four years ago, and this was the cover of Fortune magazine sitting in the window of the pharmacy. And so, as a cancer doctor, you look at this, and you get a little bit downhearted.
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Safari Live - Day 218 PIPE...
no luck everybody you may be able to tell that from the slightly downhearted way in which I'm speaking since all let's do that dove hello little dove humbled as you are it's nice to see you though can you see the dove
Video examples
David Agus: A new...
I'm a cancer doctor, and I walked out of my office and walked by the pharmacy in the hospital three or four years ago, and this was the cover of Fortune magazine sitting in the window of the pharmacy. And so, as a cancer doctor, you look at this, and you get a little bit downhearted.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 218 PIPE...
no luck everybody you may be able to tell that from the slightly downhearted way in which I'm speaking since all let's do that dove hello little dove humbled as you are it's nice to see you though can you see the dove
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