downhearted Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite filled with melancholy and despondency
   blue; dispirited; down in the mouth; depressed; downcast; down; gloomy; low; low-spirited; grim.
   
   • gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
   • gloomy predictions
   • a gloomy silence
   • took a grim view of the economy
   • the darkening mood
   • lonely and blue in a strange city
   • depressed by the loss of his job
   • a dispirited and resigned expression on her face
   • downcast after his defeat
   • feeling discouraged and downhearted

WordNet