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