"down in the mouth" meaning in English

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      "form": "most down in the mouth",
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        {
          "ref": "1839, Charles Dickens, chapter 16, in Oliver Twist",
          "text": "\"Is the old 'un here?\" asked the robber. \"Yes,\" replied the voice, \"and precious down in the mouth he has been.\"",
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          "ref": "1940 July 15, “Wait Awhile”, in Time",
          "text": "Said Chrysler's tough, dynamic boss, K. T. Keller: \"Don't get down in the mouth about business in this country. There is going to be a lot of money spent here.\"",
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        {
          "ref": "2006 October 26, Howard Kurtz, “In Iraq, Journalist Richard Engel Sticks to the Story”, in Washington Post, retrieved 2008-11-03",
          "text": "\"He was down in the mouth and low on self-confidence,\" says his mother, Nina Engel.",
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        "Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance."
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        "(idiomatic) Sad or discouraged, especially as indicated by one's facial appearance."
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dejected"
        },
        {
          "word": "disheartened"
        },
        {
          "word": "dispirited"
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        {
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "sad",
          "word": "den Kopf hängen lassen"
        },
        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "opečálennyj",
          "sense": "sad",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "опеча́ленный"
        },
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "sad",
          "word": "cariacontecido"
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          "ref": "1940 July 15, “Wait Awhile”, in Time",
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      "word": "dejected"
    },
    {
      "word": "disheartened"
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    {
      "word": "dispirited"
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    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "sad",
      "word": "den Kopf hängen lassen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "opečálennyj",
      "sense": "sad",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "опеча́ленный"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "sad",
      "word": "cariacontecido"
    }
  ],
  "word": "down in the mouth"
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