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crestfallen

[ krest-faw-luh n ]

/ ˈkrɛstˌfɔ lən /

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adjective

dejected; dispirited; discouraged.

having a drooping crest or head.

Origin of crestfallen

First recorded in 1580–90; crest + fallen

OTHER WORDS FROM crestfallen

crest·fall·en·ly, adverb crest·fall·en·ness, noun

Words nearby crestfallen

cresta run, crested auklet, crested dog's-tail, crested tit, crested wheatgrass, crestfallen, cresting, crestone needle, crestone peak, crestwood, cresyl

Example sentences from the Web for crestfallen

Also 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

crestfallen

/ (ˈkrɛstˌfɔːlən) /

adjective

dejected, depressed, or disheartened

Derived forms of crestfallen

crestfallenly, adverb