Definition
The quality or state of being downcast; sadness, dejection, or a feeling of hopelessness and low spirits.
Etymology
From 'downcast' (sad, dejected) plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness'; the suffix '-ness' transforms adjectives into abstract nouns describing qualities or states.
Kelly Says
The word 'downcastness' is wonderfully specific—it's not just sadness, but the particular feeling of being visibly sad, with your eyes down and your shoulders slumped! English has hundreds of these '-ness' words, which is why we can describe emotions with almost scientific precision.
Translations
CACatalà
desànim
de-sa-nim
DADansk
nedstemthed
ned-stem-thed
DEDeutsch
Niedergeschlagenheit
ni-der-ge-shla-gen-hayt
ELΕλληνικά
κατάθλιψη
ka-ta-thlis-pi
ESEspañol
abatimiento
a-ba-ti-mien-toh
FISuomi
masentuntuma
ma-sen-tun-tu-ma
FRFrançais
abattement
a-ba-tman
HEעברית
הדכדוך
ha-d-cha-duk
HUMagyar
elkeseredtség
el-ke-se-red-seg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kecewa
ke-ce-wa
ITItaliano
tristezza
trist-e-tza
KKKK
көңілсіздік
ko-ng-i-l-si-z-dik
KMKM
បរិសុទ្ធ
ba-ri-su-th
MSBahasa Melayu
kecewa
ke-ce-wa
MYမြန်မာ
ကျန်းမာရေး
ka-yin-ma-ra-ye
NLNederlands
neerslachtigheid
neers-lach-tig-heid
NONorsk
nedstemthet
ned-stem-thet
PLPolski
złamana nadzieja
z-wa-ma-na ho-de-ja
PTPortuguês
abatimento
a-ba-ti-men-toh
RORomână
tristețe
trist-e-te
RUРусский
уныние
u-ni-ni-ye
SVSvenska
nedstämdhet
ned-stämd-het
SWKiswahili
kusikia
ku-si-kia
TAதமிழ்
குழப்பம்
ku-zhap-pam
THไทย
ความหดหู่
kwan-muan-hot-hue
TRTürkçe
moral bozukluğu
mo-ral bo-zuk-lu-ğu
UKУкраїнська
похмурість
pok-mu-rist'
VITiếng Việt
sự buồn chán
su-buon chan
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la