down in the mouth en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance.
Said Chrysler's tough, dynamic boss, K. T. Keller: "Don't get down in the mouth about business in this country. There is going to be a lot of money spent here."
1940 July 15, “Wait Awhile”, in Time:"Is the old 'un here?" asked the robber. "Yes," replied the voice, "and precious down in the mouth he has been."
1839, Charles Dickens, chapter 16, in Oliver Twist:"He was down in the mouth and low on self-confidence," says his mother, Nina Engel.
2006 October 26, Howard Kurtz, “In Iraq, Journalist Richard Engel Sticks to the Story”, in Washington Post, retrieved 03 Nov 2008:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more down in the mouth | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most down in the mouth | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Synonyms
passionate · plaintive · saddened · melancholy · heartsore · depressed · crestfallen · jawfallen · uncheery · bummed out · mournful · disconsolate · moody · lachrymose · sullen · sorrowsome · threnetic · blitheless · sad · sorrow-ridden · disheartened · dejected · sorrowful · Plutonic · lamentful · lugubrious · atrabilious · despondent · dismal · sombre · disheartened · dull · woeful · ruthful · downsome · dolesome · chapfallen · dispirited · grieving · wistful · unlively · grief-stricken · doleful · glum · damp · atrabiliary · down · downcast · downhearted · wretched · unhappy · chopfallen · elegious · triste · down in the mouth · Plutonian · unconsolable · cheerless · solemn · forlorn · heartsick · disgruntled · miserable · dejected · woebegone · saturnine · woe · shattered · down in the dumps · mopey · elegiac · uncheerful · low-spirited · spiritless · infelicitous · low · gloomy · joyless · cut up · blue · querulous · morose · melancholic · heavy-hearted · dispirited · inconsolable · lumpish · threnetical · tristful
Translations (3)
de den Kopf hängen lassen (sad) · ru опеча́ленный (sad) · es cariacontecido (sad)