downheartedness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /ˌdaʊnˈhɑrtɪdnəs/ UK /ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪdnəs/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

noun
the state of being discouraged or low in spirits

A wave of downheartedness swept the team after the final loss.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · the state of being... dejection despondency discouragement gloom melancholydispiritedness

Opposites

cheerfulness elation buoyancy optimism

Word family

Related forms downhearted down heart

Etymology

From downhearted (down + hearted) + -ness; down is from Old English dune ('downward') and heart from Old English heorte.

dune Old English heorte Old English

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# downheartedness

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˌdaʊnˈhɑrtɪdnəs/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌdaʊnˈhɑːtɪdnəs/

## Meanings
1. the state of being discouraged or low in spirits

## Examples
- A wave of downheartedness swept the team after the final loss.

## Synonyms
- dejection
- despondency
- discouragement
- gloom
- melancholy
- dispiritedness

## Antonyms
- cheerfulness
- elation
- buoyancy
- optimism

## Related Forms
- downhearted
- down
- heart

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: dune
- Root: heorte

## Etymology
From downhearted (down + hearted) + -ness; down is from Old English dune ('downward') and heart from Old English heorte.

## AI Etymology
Downheartedness is from downhearted (down + hearted) + -ness; down is from Old English dune ('downward') and heart from Old English heorte. In present-day use, it means the state of being discouraged or low in spirits. Related vocabulary includes downhearted, down, and heart.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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