DOWNBEAT

downbeat

(noun) the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor’s arm moves downward)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

downbeat (plural downbeats)

(music) The accented beat at the beginning of a bar (indicated by a conductor with a downward stroke).

downbeat (comparative more downbeat, superlative most downbeat)

Sad or pessimistic.

Cautiously optimistic.

• upbeat

• beat down, beatdown

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