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down

adjective (UNHAPPY)
 
 
/daʊn/

Definition

B2 unhappy; unable to feel excited or energetic about anything: She's been really down since her husband left. I've been (feeling) a bit down this week.Feeling sad and unhappy
(Definition of down adjective (UNHAPPY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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