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downbeat
OXFORD DICTIONARY
downbeat, n. & adj.
--n. Mus. an accented beat, usu. the first of the bar.
--adj.
1 pessimistic, gloomy.
2 relaxed.
--n. Mus. an accented beat, usu. the first of the bar.
--adj.
1 pessimistic, gloomy.
2 relaxed.
THESAURUS
downbeat
Cassandra-like, Cassandran, Cassandrian, arsis, bar beat, beat, bout, circle, circuit, course, cycle, cynical, defeatist, diastole, dismal, gloomy, negative, negativistic, nihilistic, offbeat, pessimist, pessimistic, pulsation, pulse, revolution, rotation, round, series, spell, systole, thesis, throb, turn, uncheerful, upbeat, wheelFor further exploring for "downbeat" in Webster Dictionary Online