At first she could scarcely believe that this was the cause of his downheartedness.

Mr. Hardy's love-poems belong to the literature of downheartedness.

Hussey, with his cheeriness and his banjo, was another vital factor in chasing away any tendency to downheartedness.

Could Ernest have known Mr. Kurtz's true state of mind, he would have had less reason for downheartedness.

At these words all Lisbeth's downheartedness vanished, and she felt only how festive and cozy it was to be at home again.