to cast down

Examples

• All

• "Why are you cast down, O my soul, and why are you disquieted within me?"

  Academic text (1995)

• One objection might be, then, "Why are you cast down?"

  Blog text (14)

• Why do you keep them cast down?

  Cyrano (2021)

• I come against the enemy of my soul, who would have me feel cast down and dejected.

  Blog text (28)

• Cheer up and don't be so cast down.

  12 Years a Slave (2013)

• "Maura seems a bit cast down," I said when he had leaned over.

  Fiction book (1999)

• "You don't seem to be completely cast down by Allegra's latest mischief, Mama.

  Fiction book (1991)

• It's easy to feel cast down when faced with constant criticism.

• He felt cast down by the unexpected failure of his project.

Synonyms

G

to get (someone) down

vsto cast down

• Informal

87 4.2

To make someone feel sad or discouraged

also stresses losing hope or feeling discouraged rather than only sadness

S

to sadden

vsto cast down

76 2.3

To make someone feel sad

adds a stronger sense of loss of hope or confidence

D

to dismay

vsto cast down

37 4.4

Make someone feel shocked or worried by something unexpected

is narrower, focusing specifically on sadness and loss of hope

B

to bring down

vsto cast down

• Informal

36 4.3

Cause a person or thing to be worse, for example making someone feel sad

focuses specifically on causing sadness and a discouraged mood

D

to demoralize

vsto cast down

33 6.1

To make someone lose confidence or hope

adds more of a sad, disheartened feeling alongside lost morale

D

to depress

vsto cast down

32 4.1

To make someone feel sad and lose hope

is slightly milder, stressing sadness and discouragement together

G

to get down

vsto cast down

• Informal

22 4.1

To make someone feel sad or less hopeful

focuses more on feeling discouraged and hopeless in general

W

to weigh down

vsto cast down

9 4.9

Make someone feel sad or worried

is more about lowering spirits into sadness and discouragement

D

to dishearten

vsto cast down

8 5.3

To make someone lose hope or confidence

includes sadness but puts more weight on feeling discouraged

D

to deject

vsto cast down

4 6.5

To make someone feel sad or less hopeful

is about both sadness and a sense of being discouraged

C

to cast a shadow

vsto cast down

4 6.2

Make a person, event, or situation seem less happy and less hopeful

is used more for direct acts that make someone feel discouraged

C

to cast a pall

vsto cast down

4 8.2

Make a meeting or event feel gloomy and sad

is more about making an individual feel sad and discouraged

D

to dampen spirits

vsto cast down

2 4.9

Make someone feel less happy and excited

is stronger, causing actual sadness and loss of hope

D

to dispirit

vsto cast down

1 7.6

To make someone lose hope or confidence

is similar but also highlights an emotional sadness element

Antonyms

E

to encourage

∞ 2.3

Give someone support and confidence so they try or keep doing something

U

to uplift

23 3.2

To make someone feel happier and more hopeful

How Discouraged

to devastate

221 4.9

to depress

32 4.1

to cast down

1 6.3

to discourage

257 3.5

to let down

210 2.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology