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    downbeat

    US /ˈdaʊnˌbit/

    ・

    UK /ˈdaʊnbi:t/

    C2
    n.NounFirst beat of a musical measure
    We chose to start the dance on the downbeat

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    Why is Iran’s economy struggling? | BBC News

    18:10Why is Iran’s economy struggling? | BBC News
    • So why are people feeling downbeat about their livelihoods?

      So why are people feeling downbeat about their livelihoods?

    • So why are people feeling downbeat about their livelihoods?

      So why are people feeling downbeat about their livelihoods?

    B1

    Overcoming Negative Thought Patterns to Find Joy

    04:03Overcoming Negative Thought Patterns to Find Joy
    • We became good students of a downbeat mindset.

      We became good students of a downbeat mindset.

    • We became good students of a downbeat mindset.

      We became good students of a downbeat mindset.

    B1

    Anne Hathaway Demonstrates Her Intense Primal Scream from Eileen (Extended) | The Tonight Show

    09:01Anne Hathaway Demonstrates Her Intense Primal Scream from Eileen (Extended) | The Tonight Show
    • And then I went up there, like nine-year-old me, and the downbeat hit, and the mic came up, and my left, I remember this, right hand holding the mic, left hand just went, and I stayed like that the entire song.

      And then I went up there, like nine-year-old me, and the downbeat hit, and the mic came up, and my left, I remember this, right hand holding the mic, left hand just went, and I stayed like that the entire song.

    • the downbeat hit, and the mic came up,

      the downbeat hit, and the mic came up,

    A2

    The Halo Effect - Science of Attraction

    11:34The Halo Effect - Science of Attraction
    • We're going to give you one script which we'd like you to read in two different ways: one quite happy and upbeat, and the other more negative and downbeat.

      We're going to give you one script which we'd like you to read in two different ways: one quite happy and upbeat, and the other more negative and downbeat.

    • quite happy and upbeat and the other quite negative and downbeat. Does that sound alright?

      quite happy and upbeat and the other quite negative and downbeat. Does that sound alright?

    A2

    Hear why this doctor thinks so many people are unhappy

    08:13Hear why this doctor thinks so many people are unhappy
    • People are just getting more and more downbeat by the fact that they're not being helped by the government, market forces, et cetera, and I think it just, yeah, it can be really difficult.

      People are just getting more and more downbeat by the fact that they're not being helped by the government, market forces, et cetera, and I think it just, yeah, it can be really difficult.

    • People are just getting more and more downbeat by the fact that they're not being helped by the government, market forces, etc.

      People are just getting more and more downbeat by the fact that they're not being helped by the government, market forces, etc.

    B1

    UK government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections | BBC News

    05:44UK government abandons plans to delay 30 council elections | BBC News
    • Speaking to some of those involved in Whitehall over the past few hours, they seem downbeat, they seem frustrated, annoyed.

      Speaking to some of those involved in Whitehall over the past few hours, they seem downbeat, they seem frustrated, annoyed.

    • Speaking to some of those involved in Whitehall over the past few hours, they seem downbeat.

      Speaking to some of those involved in Whitehall over the past few hours, they seem downbeat.

    B1

    Your Guide On How To Follow A Conductor

    03:30Your Guide On How To Follow A Conductor
    • This is a downbeat.

      This is a downbeat.

    • This is a downbeat.

      This is a downbeat.

    B1

    Lecture 3. Rhythm: Fundamentals

    48:58Lecture 3. Rhythm: Fundamentals
    • Virtually everyone has got the downbeat here.

      Virtually everyone has got the downbeat here.

    • So there is a sense of downbeat.

      So there is a sense of downbeat.

    B1

    The future of sustainability I RSA & UK AT EXPO 2025 I RSA REPLAY

    59:34The future of sustainability I RSA & UK AT EXPO 2025 I RSA REPLAY
    • I mean, Carolyn just mentioned that the sort of propensity to do a downbeat story or attack something.

      I mean, Carolyn just mentioned that the sort of propensity to do a downbeat story or attack something.

    • I mean, Carolyn just mentioned that the sort of propensity to do a downbeat story or attack something, and

      I mean, Carolyn just mentioned that the sort of propensity to do a downbeat story or attack something, and

    B1

    What Do Cynical People Really Want?

    03:43What Do Cynical People Really Want?
    • Their downbeat assessments are based not on a dispassionate analysis of our species, but on an inner emotional compulsion.

      Their downbeat assessments are based not on a dispassionate analysis of our species, but on an inner emotional compulsion.

    B2