What is the Latin word for downcast?

The usual Latin words for “downcast” are dēmittō, afflīgō, animus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“downcast” in Latin

dēmittōto send or bring down, cause to hang or fall down; drop, flow, shed, sag, let fall; to sink, lower, put down; to cast do afflīgōto strike, beat, dash (against); cast or throw down, prostrate; to afflict, damage, injure, crush, break or ruin; to hum animuslife, life force, soul, vitality (that life-giving aspect which animates a thing); conscience, intellect, mind, reason,

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

downcast

demissus: afflictus: moerens (all three together, Cic.): demissus et oppressus (e.g., animus, Cic.): tristis et conturbatus (Cic.). To be downcast, esse fracto aninio et demisso; esse animo demisso atque humili: demittere animum (Cic.), demittere se animo (Caes.). [Vid: DEJECTED.] A downcast look, vultus demissus or oculi demissi (Liv.; both PROP.) tristis vultus (sad countenance): with a downcast look, tristis demisso capite (really, hanging down his head).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for downcast?: The usual Latin words for “downcast” are dēmittō, afflīgō, animus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.