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Meaning of downcast

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

downcast

Pronunciation:

noun

Definitions

  1. A cast from supertype to subtype.

  2. A melancholy look.

  3. A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.

verb

Definitions

  1. To cast or throw down; to turn downward.

  2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.

  3. To cast from supertype to subtype.

    Antonyms:upcast

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of eyes) Looking downwards.

  2. (of a person) Feeling despondent.