English / phrasal verb
Cast down
MEANING IN ENGLISH
To cause someone to feel dispirited or sorrowful; to lower one's eyes modestly.
In context
01
The family patriarch felt deeply cast down by the discord emerging between his sons.
02
She cast down her eyes with profound reverence while receiving the elder's ceremonial blessing.
Synonyms
Dishearten,deject,depress
Antonyms
Elate,uplift,hearten
Collocations
Cast down eyes,feel cast down,cast down with sorrow