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downbeat
[ doun-beet ]
noun
- the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure.
- the first beat of a measure.
adjective
- gloomy or depressing; pessimistic:
Hollywood movies seldom have downbeat endings.
downbeat
/ ˈ岹ʊˌː /
noun
- music the first beat of a bar or the downward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this Compare upbeat
adjective
- informal.depressed; gloomy
- informal.relaxed; unemphatic
Example Sentences
If the main parties are downbeat, Farage is all revved up: arriving on stage at his campaign launch on a tractor.
While the result is what it is, and downbeat demeanor of the players post-match said it all, optimism about this group of players will not disappear because of a difficult 90 minutes.
This downbeat drama is as overwrought as Killian’s muscles — it’s a steroidal portrait of a man in distress.
But experts are downbeat about the chances of the rest of the funds being recoverable, given the North Korean expertise in hacking and laundering the money.
In January, Hearn said he was determined to help Taylor achieve her ambition of fighting at Croke, but sounded more downbeat when asked on Friday.
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