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- Dictionarycrestfallen/ˈkrɛstˌfɔːlən/
adjective
- 1. sad and disappointed: "he came back empty-handed and crestfallen"
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The meaning of CRESTFALLEN is having a drooping crest or hanging head. How to use crestfallen in a sentence.
disappointed and sad because of having failed unexpectedly: He looked crestfallen at their decision. Synonym. deflated. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom. abjection. angsty. be cut up idiom. be down in the mouth idiom. be in a funk idiom. displeased. dissatisfied. distraught. distressed. dog.
If you are crestfallen, you are dark, depressed, and down in the dumps. You are in need of a pep talk, or at least a hug. Although experts can't agree on the origins of crestfallen, they do know it has something to do with fallen or defeated animals.
If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something. He was crestfallen and left soon afterwards. Synonyms: disappointed , depressed , discouraged , dejected More Synonyms of crestfallen
Synonyms for CRESTFALLEN: sad, heartbroken, unhappy, depressed, miserable, sorry, upset, melancholy; Antonyms of CRESTFALLEN: jubilant, happy, glad, delighted, cheerful, joyous, ecstatic, gleeful.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective crestfallen. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
us / ˈkrestˌfɑː.l ə n / uk / ˈkrestˌfɔː.l ə n /. Add to word list. disappointed and sad because of having failed unexpectedly: He looked crestfallen at their decision. Synonym. deflated. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Feeling sad and unhappy. a long face idiom.
crestfallen - brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"
Origin of Crestfallen. From crest + fallen, from the appearance of a horse and its position of head on its crest (chest) after defeat in a battle. From Wiktionary.
Deeply disappointed, disheartened, or dejected due to the failure of one's expectations or hopes. "His crestfallen demeanor showed that he had lost his confidence." Detailed meaning of crestfallen.
