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crestfallen

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16
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20
Letters
11
Pronunciation
/ˈkɹɛstfɔːlən/(UK)
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/ˈkɹɛstfɔːlən/(UK) · /ˈkɹɛstfɔlən/(US) · /ˈkɹɛstfɑlən/

Definition of crestfallen

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Sad because of a disappointment.
    “Tom's cheeks burned. He gathered himself up and sneaked off, crushed and crestfallen.”
    “Gregson looked quite crest-fallen.”
    “Hall tried to convey everything by grimaces and dumb show, but Mrs. Hall was obdurate. She raised her voice. So Hall and Henfrey, rather crestfallen, tiptoed back to the bar, gesticulating to explain to her.”
    “'He did it awfully well,' said the crestfallen Rat.”
    “I rushed there; no lamp! Crestfallen, I returned to my guru.”
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adj

  1. Sad because of a disappointment.
    “Tom's cheeks burned. He gathered himself up and sneaked off, crushed and crestfallen.”
    “Gregson looked quite crest-fallen.”
    “Hall tried to convey everything by grimaces and dumb show, but Mrs. Hall was obdurate. She raised her voice. So Hall and Henfrey, rather crestfallen, tiptoed back to the bar, gesticulating to explain to her.”
    “'He did it awfully well,' said the crestfallen Rat.”
    “I rushed there; no lamp! Crestfallen, I returned to my guru.”
  2. (obsolete)Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

Etymology

From crest + fallen, from the appearance of a horse with its crest (head) on its chest after defeat in a battle.

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