downcast


downcast (http://definr.com/downcast)

     adj 1: directed downward; "a downcast glance"
     2: low in spirits; "lonely and blue in a strange city";
        "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and
        resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his
        defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted" [syn: blue,
         depressed, dispirited, down(p), downhearted, {down
        in the mouth}, low, low-spirited]
     n : a ventilation shaft through which air enters a mine