Meaning Of The Word Downbeat

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What's The Definition Of Downbeat?

downbeat
If people or their opinions are downbeat, they are deliberately casual and not enthusiastic about a situation.

downbeat in American English
a downward trend; downswing
grimly realistic; depressing
adjective: gloomy or depressing; pessimistic
noun: the downward stroke of a conductor's arm or baton indicating the first or accented beat of a measure

downbeat in British English
noun: the first beat of a bar or the downward gesture of a conductor's baton indicating this

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