DOWNCAST

(noun) a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
(adj.) 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"
synonyms : blue , depressed , dispirited , down , down in the mouth , downhearted , gloomy , grim , low , low-spirited
He was feeling very blue that morning. -added by naila_inlas
(adj.) directed downward
"a downcast glance"

Mnemonics for downcast

(Tag: ) Downcast = Down + Cast; if a man is from low 'caste', he will remain sad among high caste people.
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(Tag: ) CAST means actors and crew in a movie ,imagine u r an actor but in the movie u r not given chance to ACT so ur down and so ur DISCOURAGED
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