# cast down

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To make (a person) discouraged or dejected.
2. To overthrow, to defeat or bring to ruin.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cast, down.

## Etymology
From Middle English casten doun, casten adoun, equivalent to cast + down.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cast-down