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downcast
[ doun-kast, -kahst ]
adjective
- directed downward, as the eyes.
- dejected in spirit; depressed.
Synonyms: , , , ,
noun
- overthrow or ruin.
- a downward look or glance.
- a shaft down which air passes, as into a mine ( upcast ).
downcast
/ ˈ岹ʊˌɑː /
adjective
- dejected
- (esp of the eyes) directed downwards
noun
- mining a ventilation shaft
- geology another word for downthrow
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- Ƿɲcl adverb
- Ƿɲcn noun
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She fell silent for a beat, her eyes downcast.
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Norris has been on the podium at every race so far and won the season opener in Melbourne in March, but his downcast nature in Sakhir was in stark contrast to Piastri's.
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Now it’s time to turn their downcast eyes toward the expected payoff.
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Dressed in a sari, with eyes downcast, she sits down on a wooden stool facing her interrogators.
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Morrow, who sat with his eyes downcast throughout the hearing, had at first denied all the charges, but eventually admitted the blackmail.
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