downcast

IPA: dˈaʊnkæst

(geology, obsolete) Synonym of downthrow (“a depression of the strata on one side of a fault; also, the degree of downward displacement in such a fault”)
(countable) An act of looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty; hence (uncountable, archaic), dejection, melancholy.
(countable, archaic)
An act, or the situation, of being cast or thrown to the ground.
(figurative) A defeat, an overthrow; also, an act of destruction or ruin.
(countable, computing) A cast (“change of expression of a data type”) from supertype to subtype.
(countable, mining, chiefly attributive) A ventilating shaft down which air passes in circulating through a mine.

To turn (the eyes) downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
To cast or throw (something) downwards; also, to drop or lower (something).
To demolish or tear down (a building, etc.).
(figurative) To make (someone) feel despondent or discouraged; to discourage, to sadden.
(computing) To cast (“change the expression of”) (a data type) from supertype to subtype.
(Scotland) To reproach or upbraid (someone); also, to taunt (someone).
(obsolete) To depose or overthrow (a leader, an institution, etc.); also (sometimes reflexive), to bring down (oneself or someone) from an exalted position; to humble.

Of the eyes, a facial expression, etc.: looking downwards, usually as a sign of discouragement, sadness, etc., or sometimes modesty.
Of a person or thing: cast or thrown to the ground.
Of a thing: directed downwards.
(figurative)
Of a person: feeling despondent or discouraged.
Of a person or thing: defeated, overthrown; also, destroyed, ruined.

Examples of "downcast" in Sentences

Their eyes are downcast, weighted by thick, extravagantly long false eyelashes.
In fact, if anything, I left the conversation feeling more downcast than encouraged.
At some point, the one who was primarily confronting me looked away, downcast, and began to curse under his breath.
Not only am I Catholic, but I'm actually a season ticket holder of the Nationals, and I'm kind of downcast right now.
But ever the optimist, sitting in London where Mr. Pépy is visiting for a series of meetings, he refuses to be downcast.
Throughout the ceremony, which lasted an hour and a half, both bride and groom wore demure expressions, their eyes mostly downcast.
And look at the eyes on the star, they are looking directly at the figure in front of it, not just ahead, but downcast at the small huddled figure.
"We are Eeyore," she said, referring to the downcast donkey in the Winnie the Pooh stories, and then offering an imitation of him: " 'We'll never make it; we'll never get out of here; it is horrible; we're losing; it's over.'
That song makes me think of post-climactic film cuts of a movie, maybe a love story or a sad story about traveling, and "That's" is playing and we see snippets of the daily lives of two or more characters and they're all kind of downcast and mundane-looking.