Definition
Sad, discouraged, or lacking hope about something; feeling a loss of courage or optimism.
Etymology
Compound of 'down' and 'hearted' (from Old English 'heorte', meaning heart). The phrase 'down-hearted' originally meant literally having one's heart low or heavy, then evolved to mean emotionally discouraged around the 1600s.
Kelly Says
Medieval people believed emotions literally lived in organs—sadness was a 'heavy heart,' courage was 'lion-hearted,' and love made your heart 'flutter,' and these ancient beliefs shaped words we still use today!
Translations
BNবাংলা
অপেক্ষমান
o-pek-sh-man
CACatalà
desanimat
deh-sah-nee-mat
CSČeština
rozčarovaný
roz-cha-ro-va-nyy
DADansk
nedbrudt
ned-broo-dt
DEDeutsch
enttäuscht
ent-tchoos-t
ELΕλληνικά
απογοητευμένος
ah-po-go-ee-tay-men-os
ESEspañol
desanimado
deh-sah-nee-mah-doh
FISuomi
masentunut
ma-sen-tu-nut
FRFrançais
découragé
deh-koo-ra-zhay
HUMagyar
elkeseredve
el-keh-se-red-ve
IDBahasa Indonesia
sedih
seh-dee
ITItaliano
sconfortato
skon-for-ta-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
sedih
seh-dee
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာ
ka-yin-ma
NLNederlands
bedrukt
be-drukt
NONorsk
nedbrutt
ned-broo-tt
PLPolski
złamany
zha-la-ma-nee
PTPortuguês
desanimado
deh-sah-nee-mah-doh
RORomână
deprimat
deh-pri-mat
RUРусский
унылый
oo-ny-lyy
SVSvenska
nedslagen
neds-la-gen
SWKiswahili
dhaifu
dah-ee-foo
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
ku-zha-pam
TLTL
malungkot
ma-lung-kot
TRTürkçe
moral bozuk
mo-ral bo-zuk
UKУкраїнська
розчарований
roz-cha-ro-va-nyy
VITiếng Việt
b dejected
buh-de-jec-ted
ZUZU
ngezile
ngeh-zee-leh