cast down

• Verbo frasal literario o anticuado que significa hacer que alguien se sienta triste, abatido o deprimido; desanimar o humillar.

An archaic or literary phrasal verb meaning to make someone feel sad, discouraged, or dejected; to lower in spirit.

incontable · verbo irregular · transitivo · phrasal, separable

1. Make sad or depressedformal

   To cause someone to feel sad, discouraged, or disheartened.

   abatir

   • The bad news cast him down for several days.
   • She was cast down by the failure of her project.
   • Don't let criticism cast you down; keep trying.

   Sinónimosdejectdepressdiscouragedisheartendismaydispiritsaddenweigh down

   Antónimoscheerconsoleencourageinspirereassureuplift

2. Throw or drop downwardformal

   To throw or drop something in a downward direction.

   Arrojar hacia abajo

   • He cast down his weapon in surrender.
   • The knight cast down his gauntlet as a challenge.
   • She cast down her eyes in shame.

   Sinónimosdropplungeprecipitate

   Antónimoshoistliftraiseuplift

Verbo basecast