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downcast

The correct spelling is downcast.

How to pronounce downcast

noun

Say it like: Dow-nca-st

The correct spelling is downcast. A cast from supertype to subtype.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A cast from supertype to subtype.
  2. 2.A melancholy look.
  3. 3.A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in circulating through a mine.

verb

  1. 1.To cast or throw down; to turn downward.
  2. 2.To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid.
  3. 3.To cast from supertype to subtype.

adjective

  1. 1.(of eyes) Looking downwards.
  2. 2.(of a person) Feeling despondent.

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