Downbeat Definition

dounbēt
noun
A downward trend; downswing.
Webster's New World
Such a beat.
Webster's New World
The downward stroke of the conductor's hand or baton indicating the first beat of each measure.
Webster's New World
adjective
Gloomy, discouraging, depressing, grim, etc.
Webster's New World

Sad or pessimistic.

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Noun

Singular:
downbeat
Plural:
downbeats

Origin of Downbeat

  • down- +‎ beat

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Downbeat Sentence Examples

  • The management, in turn, are likely to give a downbeat view of future business prospects.

  • The bouncy, uplifting feel of the music for this song belies the somewhat downbeat lyrical content.

  • He concluded, however, that they were just too downbeat to be of any practical use.

  • Most of the tracks have a blues feeling to them each very downbeat.

  • But things look decidedly downbeat if you are a signal engineer with a mission to put right the degradation.

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