crestfallen

Speech parts

1. crestfallen - Adjective

2. crestfallen - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.

Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

blue depressed despondent sorrowful dejected downcast down unhappy disappointed discouraged sad miserable melancholy gloomy wretched
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Antonyms

merry jolly airy blithe chipper sprightly
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Phrases with the word

less crestfallen more crestfallen

Examples

The little boy in him was crestfallen that he wasn't going on the adventure. Then he reminded himself that he was already part of the biggest adventure ever, and that, so far, it had been altogether miserable. Neal Stephenson

left us fatigued and deflated spiritually Source: Internet

Crestfallen, Brosnan did as he had to and kept making Remington Steele – but once the news hit that he would not be the new Bond, interest in the show fell and it only ran for five episodes before biting the dust for good. Source: Internet

Miriam Goulart was crestfallen when President Donald Trump lost the election. Source: Internet

Sounds like everyone is crestfallen. Source: Internet

However, while I distinctly remember dragging my mom to see this movie, I left the theater crestfallen. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

crested wheatgrass crested wren crestedness crestfallenly crestfallenness crestfish