Hyphenation of downcast

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word downcast? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

down-cast

Definitions of downcast:

1.	A ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine
2.	Directed downward A downcast glance
3.	Filled with melancholy and despondency Gloomy at the thought of what he had to face Gloomy predictions A gloomy silence Took a grim view of the economy The darkening mood Lonely and blue in a strange city Depressed by the loss of his job A dispirited and resigned expression on her face Downcast after his defeat Feeling discouraged and downhearted

Synonyms of downcast:

adj	down
adj	blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited, dejected
noun	shaft

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