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DOWNHEARTEDNESS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A feeling of low spirits

Example:

he felt responsible for her lowness of spirits

Synonyms:

dejectedness; dispiritedness; downheartedness; low-spiritedness; lowness

Classified under:

Nouns denoting feelings and emotions

Hypernyms ("downheartedness" is a kind of...):

sadness; unhappiness (emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being)

Derivation:

downhearted (filled with melancholy and despondency)

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