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unhappyand having littlehope 忧郁的,消沉的Synonymsblue(SAD)informal depressed dispirited down downcast downhearted gloomy grim(WITHOUT HOPE) low(SAD) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrasesFeeling sad and unhappy - a dog's lifeidiom
- a long faceidiom
- angsty
- be cut upidiom
- be down in the mouthidiom
- be in a funkidiom
- be in bitsidiom
- distraught
- distressed
- dog
- doleful
- lovelorn
- lovesick
- lugubrious
- lugubriously
- wistfully
- woe
- woe is meidiom
- woebegone
- woeful
See more results » (Definition oflow-spiritedfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)Examplesoflow-spiritedlow-spirited Those who remained alive became weak,low-spirited, and helpless.FromProject Gutenberg In winter, when she can't go, of course, for the snow, she is alwayslow-spirited, poor lady!FromProject Gutenberg All the chiefs were solow-spiritedthat great efforts were made to cheer them.FromProject Gutenberg He intimated as much, and appeared unusually restless andlow-spiritedfor him.FromProject Gutenberg But at dessert, on the contrary, and when the general conversation began to be lively, he became serious, silent, and sometimeslow-spirited.FromProject Gutenberg Even the cold-hearted felt a warmth steal in, and thelow-spiritedwere exalted in their minds.FromProject Gutenberg They grewlow-spiritedand no longer dared to be open towards each other and to exchange confidences and projects.FromProject Gutenberg He feltlow-spirited, and vexed at having yielded to that new longing, and at having broken through his usual habits.FromProject Gutenberg The confusion distracts me, and the high houses and narrow streets, make me gloomy andlow-spirited.FromProject Gutenberg He feltlow-spiritedand vexed at having yielded to that new longing, and at having broken through his usual habits.FromProject Gutenberg He got ready in silence and walked off, sullen andlow-spirited.FromProject Gutenberg You are nervous andlow-spirited, and exaggerate the difficulties of our situation.FromProject Gutenberg He wanted it distinctly understood that he was notlow-spirited.FromProject Gutenberg I have alow-spiritedturn, m'sieur, but not to the length of putting up a death's-head in my kitchen.FromProject Gutenberg He took three solid months of it, and found himselflow-spirited, ailing, and in need of tonics.FromProject Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/low-spirited## |