as in depressed
feeling unhappiness
downhearted because his best friend was taking a job out of state
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Recent Examples of downhearted
Created by Sirius Cybernetics Corporation with GPP (Genuine People Personalities), Marvin is programmed to be unerringly downhearted.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downhearted
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Many people were really unhappy, depressed and angry, frustrated.Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 9 Jan. 2025
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If Richard wanted to die, suicide-by-cop is sometimes a choice for those who are desperate and depressed.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
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Saquon Barkley is an unstoppable force, the defense is resurgent under Vic Fangio, the chatter about an unhappy A.J. Brown has mostly died down.Dianna Russini, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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Ratings declined, Lynch was unhappy, and the show was canceled.Victoria Edel, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
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Air France regrets this sad event and expresses its sincere condolences.Michael D. Carroll AND Theo Burman, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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But nothing in life is sadder than a reality television person who doesn't know when to retire.Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
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Probably train tomorrow for my sanity, but just frustrated and heartbroken.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 12 Jan. 2025
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Her owner recently passed away unexpectedly, and Eartha was left heartbroken.Maryanne Dell, Orange County Register, 11 Jan. 2025
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That faction left the stadium miserable after Daniels’ fifth touchdown pass, a 9-yarder to Jamison Crowder with six seconds remaining, capped a 22-point fourth quarter as Washington rallied for a 36-33 win.Ben Standig, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
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But for Israel and Gaza, the past 15 months have been a miserable failure, and from the perspective of negotiation, the only good news is that both sides taste some of the bitterness.Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2025
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The Heat’s 36-point loss to the NBA’s fifth-worst team over the weekend marked their third-largest home defeat in the last two decades and kept them hovering around .500 as a melancholy cloud hangs over the franchise’s head.James Jackson, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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The melancholy song reaches a new high on both the Billboard Global 200 and the Billboard Global Excl.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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There’s no room for feeling sorry for ourselves in the NBA, in life in general.Anthony Slater, The Athletic, 8 Jan. 2025
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The teen’s attorney, Bob Dunlap, said at the time his client was sorry for what occurred.Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 7 Jan. 2025
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Those takeaways were an instrumental part of Denver’s formula in a 24-22 upset.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
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One of my acquaintances is upset because her favorite place to get glasses is no longer in her plan’s network.Diane Omdahl, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Downhearted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/downhearted. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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