Word: Cast Down
Definition: The phrase "cast down" means to feel sad or depressed. It refers to lowering someone’s spirits or making them feel downhearted.
Usage Instructions: You can use "cast down" when you want to describe someone who is feeling unhappy or discouraged. It is often used in more formal or literary contexts.
Example Sentence: - "After hearing the bad news about her friend, she felt cast down and couldn't find joy in anything."
Advanced Usage: In literature or poetry, "cast down" can be used to describe a character's emotional state or to depict a scene of sorrow. For example, you might read, "The king was cast down after losing his battle, feeling the weight of his people's despair."
Word Variants: - Cast down (verb) - the action of lowering someone's spirits. - Cast down (adjective) - describing someone who is feeling sad (e.g., "He had a cast down expression on his face.").
Different Meanings: - "Cast down" can also be understood in a more literal sense, meaning to throw something down or to drop it. For example, "He cast down the stone into the river."
Synonyms: - Depressed - Downhearted - Dejected - Disheartened - Dispirited
Idioms and Phrasal Verbs:While there aren't direct idioms specifically using "cast down," you can use related phrases like: - "Down in the dumps" – feeling sad or low. - "Throw off balance" – to disturb someone emotionally.
Additional Notes: "Cast down" is often used in more formal writing or speech, so in everyday conversation, you might hear people say "feeling sad" or "feeling down" instead.