downhearted

See also: down-hearted

English

Alternative forms

• down-hearted

Etymology

down +‎ hearted

Adjective

downhearted

1. Sad, discouraged, in low spirits, unhappy, having no hope

   Fans must not be downhearted even though we lost.

   • 2005, “The Land Of Do What You're Told”, in A Singsong and a Scrap, performed by Chumbawamba:

     We're going on strike for twelve percent / We're not downhearted yet / They're filming it all for a reality show / So twelve percent we'll get

Derived terms

• downheartedly
• downheartedness

Translations

sad or discouraged

• Bulgarian: отчаян (bg) (otčajan), обезверен (bg) (obezveren)
• German: niedergeschlagen (de)
• Hungarian: csüggedt (hu)
• Latin: dēiectus
• Welsh: pendrwm, penisel (cy), pendrist, digalon (cy), trist (cy)

See also

• have one's heart in one's boots