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DOWN IN THE MOUTH
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Dictionary entry overview: What does down in the mouth mean?
• DOWN IN THE MOUTH (adjective)
The adjective DOWN IN THE MOUTH has 1 sense:
1. filled with melancholy and despondency
Familiarity information: DOWN IN THE MOUTH used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• DOWN IN THE MOUTH (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Filled with melancholy and despondency
Synonyms:
blue; depressed; dispirited; down; down in the mouth; downcast; downhearted; gloomy; grim; low; low-spirited
Context example:
feeling discouraged and downhearted
Similar:
dejected (affected or marked by low spirits)
Context examples
"I'm thinking you're down in the mouth some," Henry said.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
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