downhearted

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downhearted

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From down + hearted.

adjective down-hearted

Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope Fans must not be downhearted even though we lost.
Similar: low-spirited, unhappy, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless, chopfallen, crestfallen

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adj sad or discouraged

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@misc{downhearted_2026,
  title = {downhearted},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/downhearted},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}