Downhearted means low in spirits. Feeling downhearted, do not be downhearted, downhearted at the news.
It is gentle and slightly old-fashioned, and the standard use is the encouragement not to be downhearted. It is milder than depressed and more temporary, since it names a mood rather than a condition.
1adjectivedownheartedLow in spirits.
“The team was downhearted after losing in the final minute.”
downhearted is a state.
Down plus hearted, from heart in the sense of courage or spirit.
From down + hearted.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA