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Pronunciation / Transliteration: u-ul-han
"그는 나쁜 소식을 듣고 우울해 보였다."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Feeling sad or disheartened.
"After hearing the disappointing news, she wore a downcast expression."
- 1
A state of being downcast; a feeling of sadness or dejection.
"His downcast was evident during the meeting, as he struggled to maintain his usual enthusiasm."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'downcast' originates from the combination of 'down', meaning 'toward a lower place', and 'cast', which comes from Old Norse 'kasta', meaning 'to throw'. The term evolved in the late 16th century to describe a state of being thrown down in spirit or mood.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Downcast" is said worldwide
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abattu
Transliteration: a-ba-tu
"Il avait l'air abattu après la mauvaise nouvelle."
niedergeschlagen
Transliteration: ni-de-rge-shla-gen
"Nach der schlechten Nachricht war er niedergeschlagen."
abbattuto
Transliteration: ab-ba-ttoo-to
"Era visibilmente abbattuto dopo la brutta notizia."
abatido
Transliteration: a-ba-ti-do
"Estaba abatido después de escuchar las malas noticias."
abatido
Transliteration: a-ba-ti-do
"Ele estava abatido após ouvir as notícias ruins."
निराश
Transliteration: niraash
"बुरी खबर सुनकर वह निराश था।"
沮丧
Transliteration: jǔsàng
"听到坏消息后，他显得很沮丧。"
우울한
Transliteration: u-ul-han
"그는 나쁜 소식을 듣고 우울해 보였다."
落ち込んだ
Transliteration: ochikonda
"悪い知らせを聞いて彼は落ち込んでいた。"
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