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- Dictionarycrestfallen/ˈkrɛstˌfɔːlən/
adjective
- 1. sad and disappointed: "he came back empty-handed and crestfallen"
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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.
Crestfallen definition: dejected; dispirited; discouraged. . See examples of CRESTFALLEN used in a sentence.
The meaning of CRESTFALLEN is having a drooping crest or hanging head. How to use crestfallen in a sentence.
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.
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 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
Definition of crestfallen adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
