down in the mouth

Definitions of down in the mouth
  1. adjective
    filled with melancholy and despondency
    synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low, low-spirited
    dejected
    affected or marked by low spirits
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