downbeat
1. down.beat \'dau.n-.be-t\ n 1: the downward stroke of a conductor indicating the principally accented n ote of a measure of music; also : any first beat 2: a decline in activity or prosperity 2. downbeat aj : PESSIMISTIC, GLOOMY
Webster's English Dictionary1. down.beat \'dau.n-.be-t\ n 1: the downward stroke of a conductor indicating the principally accented n ote of a measure of music; also : any first beat 2: a decline in activity or prosperity 2. downbeat aj : PESSIMISTIC, GLOOMY