dɪˈpɹɛst dɪˈspɪɹɪtəd ˈdaʊnkæst ˈdaʊnkɑːst ˈdaʊnkæst ˈdaʊnkɑːst ˈɡluːmi ˈɡlumi ləʊ loʊ filled with melancholy and despondency 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 directed downward a downcast glance a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine