downbeat

English

Etymology

down- +‎ beat

Noun

downbeat (plural downbeats)

1. (music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke)

Related terms

• afterbeat

Translations

accented beat

• Esperanto: ĉefpulso
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• French: temps fort (fr)

Adjective

downbeat (comparative more downbeat, superlative most downbeat)

1. sad or pessimistic

   He sounded downbeat when asked about his future plans.

1. cautiously optimistic

   She carried herself with a quiet downbeat grace.

Antonyms

• upbeat

Translations

sad

• Bulgarian: мрачен (bg) (mračen), песимистичен (bg) (pesimističen)
• Dutch: droef (nl), pessimistisch (nl)
• Finnish: synkkä (fi), pessimistinen (fi)
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• French: triste (fr), pessimiste (fr)
• German: pessimistisch (de)
• Turkish: karamsar (tr), kötümser (tr)

Anagrams

• beat down, beatdown