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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 despondencyplay

  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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