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- [kast, kahst doun]
- /kæst, kɑst daʊn/
- /kɑːst daʊn/
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- [kast, kahst doun]
- /kæst, kɑst daʊn/
Definitions of cast down words
- passivephrasal verb cast down If someone is cast down by something, they are sad or worried because of it. 3
- verb cast down to make (a person) discouraged or dejected 3
- noun cast down to turn downward 3
- noun cast down to sadden; depress; discourage 3
- verb with object cast down to throw or hurl; fling: The gambler cast the dice. 1
- verb with object cast down to throw off or away: He cast the advertisement in the wastebasket. 1
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Origin of cast down
First appearance:
before 1175 One of the 8% oldest English words
1175-1225; Middle English casten < Old Norse kasta to throw
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cast down
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cast down popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cast down usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cast down
adj cast down
- dispirited — discouraged; dejected; disheartened; gloomy.
- dejected — If you are dejected, you feel miserable or unhappy, especially because you have just been disappointed by something.
- despondent — If you are despondent, you are very unhappy because you have been experiencing difficulties that you think you will not be able to overcome.
- discouraged — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.
- blue — Something that is blue is the colour of the sky on a sunny day.
verb cast down
- disgrace — the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: the disgrace of criminals.
- dishonor — lack or loss of honor; disgraceful or dishonest character or conduct.
- cheapen — If something cheapens a person or thing, it lowers their reputation or position.
- demean — If you demean yourself, you do something which makes people have less respect for you.
- demoralize — If something demoralizes someone, it makes them lose so much confidence in what they are doing that they want to give up.
Antonyms for cast down
adj cast down
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
- heartened — to give courage or confidence to; cheer.
- cheered — a shout of encouragement, approval, congratulation, etc.: The cheers of the fans filled the stadium.
- inspirited — to infuse spirit or life into; enliven.
verb cast down
- honor — honesty, fairness, or integrity in one's beliefs and actions: a man of honor.
- upgrade — an incline going up in the direction of movement.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- cleanse — To cleanse a place, person, or organization of something dirty, unpleasant, or evil means to make them free from it.
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