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[ krest-faw-luhn ] / ˈkrɛstˌfɔ lən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR crestfallen ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivedejected; dispirited; discouraged. having a drooping crest or head. Origin of crestfallenFirst recorded in 1580–90; crest + fallen OTHER WORDS FROM crestfallencrest·fall·en·ly, adverbcrest·fall·en·ness, nounWords nearby crestfallencresta run, crest cloud, crested dog's-tail, crested tit, crested wheatgrass, crestfallen, cresting, Crestone Needle, Crestone Peak, Crestor, crest rail Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for crestfallenAlso attending was Regan, who told investigators the president had been “crestfallen” at hearing about the diversion. How the Reagan White House Bungled Its Response to Iran-Contra Revelations|Malcolm Byrne|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Finally, just before the tenth stanza, a crestfallen Alvarado whispered that he was done. Boxers, Be Brave and Quit Before Your Brain Turns to Mush|Gordon Marino|October 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST "We really wanted stainless," says the crestfallen pair, and trudge back out the door. Beyond Stainless|Megan McArdle|October 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST "He must have took the money when I fell from the tree," thought Joel, crestfallen. Facing the World|Horatio Alger
When he entered the council chamber after a very short absence, he looked puzzled and crestfallen. The Strange Story Book|Mrs. Andrew Lang "Yes," returned Jaspar, endeavoring to assume a crestfallen air. Hatchie, the Guardian Slave; or, The Heiress of Bellevue|Warren T. Ashton Henochstein turned in crestfallen silence and passed slowly out of the room. Potash & Perlmutter|Montague Glass I never saw a man so crestfallen, nor one more determined to "have the laa on him" in my life. Twelve Men|Theodore Dreiser
British Dictionary definitions for crestfallen
adjectivedejected, depressed, or disheartened Derived forms of crestfallencrestfallenly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to crestfallendispirited, dejected, despondent, discouraged, blue, depressed, disconsolate, down, downcast, downhearted, inconsolable, low, sad, cast down, chapfallen, disheartened, down in the dumps |