cast down
Hurl toward earth
Cast down means to direct something downward, as with eyes cast down in shame, or more commonly, to make someone feel dejected or dispirited.
The phrase often appears as an adjective: She looked cast down after hearing the news.
In older or biblical usage, to cast down could mean to throw or hurl something to a lower place, or to overthrow and defeat.
The emotional sense of being cast down suggests a lowering of spirits, as if one's mood has been thrown to the ground.
Low in spirits
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
forlorn · melancholic · woebegone · sorrowful · gloomy · demoralized · downhearted · blue
Reduced in status
- loweredMoved downward or reduced
- abasedLowered in status
- chastenedHumbled by correction
- subduedReduced in intensity
mortified · brought low · diminished · humiliated · shamed · meek · submissive · contrite
Threw with force
- flungPast tense of hurl
- droppedLet fall downward
- toppledCaused to fall
- overturnedTurned upside down
Having lost confidence or enthusiasm
- dauntedIntimidated into hesitation
- dismayedDistressed by shock
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
dissuaded · intimidated · unnerved · shaken · dampened · deterred · demotivated · crushed
dejected
Low in spirits
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- despondentDeeply discouraged, hopeless
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
dispirited · forlorn · melancholic · woebegone · sorrowful · gloomy · demoralized · downhearted · blue · morose
humbled
Reduced in status
subdued · mortified · brought low · diminished · humiliated · shamed · meek · submissive · contrite · penitent
hurled
Threw with force
overturned · tossed · pitched · lowered · averted · downturned · bowed
discouraged
Having lost confidence or enthusiasm
- dauntedIntimidated into hesitation
- dismayedDistressed by shock
- demoralizedStripped of confidence
deflated · dissuaded · intimidated · unnerved · shaken · dampened · deterred · demotivated · crushed · dispirited