down in the mouth
Wearing a frown
Down in the mouth means sad, dejected, or dispirited.
The expression refers to the drooping corners of the mouth that accompany unhappiness: He's been down in the mouth ever since he lost his job.
Also appears as down at the mouth.
Sad from disappointment
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- hangdogShamefaced and defeated
- chapfallenDispirited, with drooping jaw
glum · low · blue · deflated · defeated · demoralized · discouraged · dismayed
Beyond possibility of success
- despairingCompletely without hope
- forlornSad and abandoned
- disconsolateHopelessly sad, beyond comfort
- inconsolableUnable to be comforted
bleak · pessimistic · resigned · desolate · bereft · anguished · troubled · heavy-hearted
crestfallen
Sad from disappointment
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- dispiritedHaving lost heart
- hangdogShamefaced and defeated
chapfallen · glum · low · blue · deflated · defeated · demoralized · discouraged · dismayed · disenchanted
hopeless
Beyond possibility of success
- despairingCompletely without hope
- forlornSad and abandoned
- disconsolateHopelessly sad, beyond comfort
inconsolable · bleak · pessimistic · resigned · desolate · bereft · anguished · troubled · heavy-hearted · heartsick
sad
Emotionally low
woeful · plaintive · wistful · pensive · somber · morose · lugubrious · tearful · weepy · lachrymose
sullen
Silently bad-tempered
dour · saturnine · surly · grumpy · glowering · dismal · dreary · cheerless · joyless · mirthless