Downcast — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine

directed downward

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪlˌɛktɹoʊfˈɔːɹsɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊŋkast/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊŋkast/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪlˌɛktɹoʊfˈɔːɹsɪŋ/.

Examples

a downcast glance
gloomy at the thought of what he had to face
gloomy predictions

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dispirited gloomy downhearted low-spirited down grim down in the mouth low blue depressed

Parts of Speech

noun	a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
adjective	directed downward “a downcast glance”
adjective	filled with melancholy and despondency “gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”

Word Forms

gloominess	noun	a feeling of melancholy apprehension
dispiritedness	noun	a feeling of low spirits
downheartedness	noun	a feeling of low spirits
lowness	noun	a feeling of low spirits
low-spiritedness	noun	a feeling of low spirits

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

niedergeschlagen

ein Lüftungsschacht, durch den Luft in ein Bergwerk gelangt

🇫🇷French

abattu

un puits de ventilation par lequel l'air pénètre dans une mine

🇪🇸Spanish

alicaído

Un conducto de ventilación a través del cual entra aire en una mina.

🇮🇹Italian

abbattuto

un pozzo di ventilazione attraverso il quale l'aria entra in una miniera

🇳🇱Dutch

terneergeslagen

een ventilatieschacht waardoor lucht een mijn binnenkomt

🇵🇹Portuguese

abatido

um poço de ventilação através do qual o ar entra em uma mina

🇷🇺Russian

подавленный

вентиляционная шахта, через которую воздух поступает в шахту

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खिन्न

एक वेंटिलेशन शाफ्ट जिसके माध्यम से हवा खदान में प्रवेश करती है

🇧🇩Bengali

অধঃপতন

একটি বায়ুচলাচল খাদ যার মাধ্যমে বায়ু একটি খনিতে প্রবেশ করে

🇮🇳Tamil

தாழ்த்தப்பட்ட

சுரங்கத்திற்குள் காற்று நுழையும் காற்றோட்ட தண்டு

🇮🇳Telugu

దిగజారింది

గాలి గనిలోకి ప్రవేశించే వెంటిలేషన్ షాఫ్ట్

🇮🇳Marathi

निराश

वायुवीजन शाफ्ट ज्याद्वारे हवा खाणीत प्रवेश करते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મંદી

વેન્ટિલેશન શાફ્ટ જેના દ્વારા હવા ખાણમાં પ્રવેશે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟಕ್ಕಿಳಿದ

ಒಂದು ವಾತಾಯನ ಶಾಫ್ಟ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಗಾಳಿಯು ಗಣಿ ಪ್ರವೇಶಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

താഴ്ച്ച

ഒരു ഖനിയിലേക്ക് വായു പ്രവേശിക്കുന്ന ഒരു വെൻ്റിലേഷൻ ഷാഫ്റ്റ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਰਾਸ਼

ਇੱਕ ਹਵਾਦਾਰੀ ਸ਼ਾਫਟ ਜਿਸ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਹਵਾ ਇੱਕ ਖਾਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਦਾਖਲ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مایوس

ایک وینٹیلیشن شافٹ جس کے ذریعے ہوا کان میں داخل ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沮丧

空气通过其进入矿井的通风井

🇯🇵Japanese

意気消沈した

空気が鉱山に入る換気シャフト

🇰🇷Korean

우울한

공기가 광산으로 들어가는 환기구

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chán nản

một trục thông gió qua đó không khí đi vào mỏ

🇹🇭Thai

ตกต่ำ

ปล่องระบายอากาศที่อากาศเข้าไปในเหมือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

sedih

poros ventilasi tempat udara memasuki tambang

🇵🇭Filipino

malungkot

isang ventilation shaft kung saan ang hangin ay pumapasok sa isang minahan

🇲🇾Malay

merendah diri

aci pengudaraan yang melaluinya udara memasuki lombong

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسبل

عمود تهوية يدخل من خلاله الهواء إلى المنجم

🇮🇷Persian

پایین افتاده

یک محور تهویه که از طریق آن هوا وارد معدن می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

üzgün

havanın madene girdiği havalandırma bacası

🇮🇱Hebrew

שָׁחוּחַ

פיר אוורור שדרכו נכנס אוויר למכרה

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The primary meaning of 'downcast' is 'a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine'.

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Using 'downcast' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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