chapfallen

[ chop-faw-luhn, chap- ]

adjective

1. dispirited; chagrined; dejected.

chapfallen

/ ˈtʃæpˌfɔːlən /

adjective

1. dejected; downhearted; crestfallen

Word History and Origins

Origin of chapfallen¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; chap ³ + fallen

Word History and Origins

Origin of chapfallen¹

C16: from chops + fallen

Example Sentences

They joined our party later in the day, rendering a chapfallen account of their detached service.

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During the whole course of my Life I had never seen a man at first so chapfallen; and then so furiously indignant.

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The farmers of Fox County told each other in chapfallen appreciation that she was about as level-headed as they make them.

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Sir Hector was evidently rather taken aback by this answer, and sat down suddenly, with a distinctly chapfallen air.

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The soldiers were chapfallen, gazing at one another in a questioning way.

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Related Words

• depressed
• dismal
• dour
• forlorn
• glum
• melancholy
• miserable
• pessimistic
• sad
• solemn
• sullen
• ugly