downhearted

adjective

down·​heart·​ed ˈdau̇n-ˈhär-təd How to pronounce downhearted (audio)
downheartedly adverb
downheartedness noun

Examples of downhearted in a Sentence

downhearted because his best friend was taking a job out of state
Recent Examples on the Web Created by Sirius Cybernetics Corporation with GPP (Genuine People Personalities), Marvin is programmed to be unerringly downhearted. Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024 Near the end of this downhearted saga, Esmeralda gives a speech, explanatory despite its poetic language, about the mistreatment of her people in this country — her fury even more palpable in her delivery than in the words themselves. Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024 The sight of him sitting in his room, alone and downhearted, was too much. John Carlisle, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2023 Tarr, 67, a maker of severe, downhearted films that draw outside the lines of traditional storytelling, rarely comes to town. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023 Amid the downhearted social realism of the story, the director finds room for bright instances of childhood innocence and evocative dream sequences. Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2023 Like a downhearted Jacques Tati, comedy comes less from jokes than from people behaving in sad-but-relatable ways. Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, 16 Feb. 2020

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Word History

First Known Use

1742, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of downhearted was in 1742

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“Downhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downhearted. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

downhearted

adjective
down·​heart·​ed ˈdau̇n-ˈhärt-əd How to pronounce downhearted (audio)
downheartedly adverb
downheartedness noun

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