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Downhearted

adjective/ɪlˌɛktɹoʊɹˈɛtɪnˌɑːɡɹæf/
Definition
filled with melancholy and despondency
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɪlˌɛktɹoʊɹˈɛtɪnˌɑːɡɹæf/
🇬🇧British English
/dˈaʊnhɑːtɪd/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dˈaʊnhɑːtɪd/
3 syllables Say it as /ɪlˌɛktɹoʊɹˈɛtɪnˌɑːɡɹæf/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectivefilled with melancholy and despondency
“gloomy at the thought of what he had to face”
Word Forms
gloominessnouna feeling of melancholy apprehension
dispiritednessnouna feeling of low spirits
downheartednessnouna feeling of low spirits
lownessnouna feeling of low spirits
low-spiritednessnouna feeling of low spirits
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
niedergeschlagen
voller Melancholie und Verzweiflung
🇫🇷French
découragé
rempli de mélancolie et de découragement
🇪🇸Spanish
desanimado
lleno de melancolía y desaliento
🇮🇹Italian
scoraggiato
pieno di malinconia e sconforto
🇳🇱Dutch
neerslachtig
vol melancholie en moedeloosheid
🇵🇹Portuguese
desanimado
cheio de melancolia e desânimo
🇷🇺Russian
унылый
наполнен тоской и унынием
India
🇮🇳Hindi
डाउनहार्टेड
उदासी और निराशा से भरा हुआ
🇧🇩Bengali
হতাশ
বিষণ্ণতা এবং হতাশা ভরা
🇮🇳Tamil
மனம் தளர்ந்தது
மனச்சோர்வு மற்றும் அவநம்பிக்கை நிறைந்தது
🇮🇳Telugu
దిగులుపడ్డాడు
విచారం మరియు నిస్పృహతో నిండిపోయింది
🇮🇳Marathi
निराश
उदासीनता आणि उदासीनतेने भरलेले
🇮🇳Gujarati
નિરાશ
ઉદાસીનતા અને હતાશાથી ભરેલું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಎದೆಗುಂದಿದೆ
ವಿಷಣ್ಣತೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹತಾಶೆಯಿಂದ ತುಂಬಿದೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തളർന്നു
വിഷാദവും നിരാശയും നിറഞ്ഞു
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨਿਰਾਸ਼
ਉਦਾਸੀ ਅਤੇ ਉਦਾਸੀ ਨਾਲ ਭਰਿਆ
🇵🇰Urdu
مایوس
اداسی اور مایوسی سے بھرا ہوا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
消沉
充满了忧郁和失落
🇯🇵Japanese
意気消沈した
憂鬱と落胆でいっぱい
🇰🇷Korean
낙담한
우울함과 우울함이 가득하다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chán nản
tràn ngập nỗi buồn và tuyệt vọng
🇹🇭Thai
ท้อแท้
เต็มไปด้วยความโศกเศร้าและความสิ้นหวัง
🇮🇩Indonesian
putus asa
penuh dengan kesedihan dan keputusasaan
🇵🇭Filipino
nalulungkot
puno ng kalungkutan at kawalan ng pag-asa
🇲🇾Malay
sedih hati
dipenuhi dengan kesedihan dan keputusasaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
مكتئب
مليئة بالكآبة واليأس
🇮🇷Persian
دلگیر
پر از مالیخولیا و ناامیدی
🇹🇷Turkish
cesareti kırılmış
melankoli ve umutsuzlukla dolu
🇮🇱Hebrew
מדוכדך
מלא מלנכוליה ודכדוך
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'downhearted'?
The primary meaning of 'downhearted' is 'filled with melancholy and despondency'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'downhearted' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'downhearted' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'downhearted' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'downhearted' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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