downhearted

downhearted
Synonyms and related words:
blue, bowed-down, cast down, dashed, dejected, depressed, despairing, despondent, desponding, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, down, downcast, drooping, droopy, feeling low, heartless, hypochondriac, hypochondriacal, in low spirits, in the depths, in the doldrums, in the dumps, languishing, low, low-spirited, miserable, pessimistic, pining, sad, spiritless, subdued, suicidal, weary of life, woebegone, world-weary

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  • downhearted — down|heart|ed [ˌdaunˈha:tıd US a:r ] adj feeling sad and disappointed, especially because you have tried to achieve something but have failed ▪ When no replies came, I began to feel downhearted …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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