crestfallen
having a drooping crest or head.
Origin of crestfallen
1Other words from crestfallen
- crest·fall·en·ly, adverb
- crest·fall·en·ness, noun
Words Nearby crestfallen
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How to use crestfallen in a sentence
He’s the kind of child who often consoles friends who are struggling emotionally, yet he often comes home crestfallen because classmates, even friends, have treated his sensitivity as a moving target.
We teach our son to be empathetic. Are we just setting him up for heartbreak? | Andrew Reiner | February 28, 2022 | Washington PostAlso 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 | THE DAILY BEASTFinally, 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 | THE DAILY BEAST"We really wanted stainless," says the crestfallen pair, and trudge back out the door.
If he were crestfallen he did not show it, and in that respect the worthy smith and Mrs. Cecil both were disappointed.
Dorothy at Skyrie | Evelyn Raymond
He returned home wounded and crestfallen to his disappointed wife.
"I mean special ones," she answered gayly, as she went off with him to take her place, leaving Ikey rather crestfallen.
The Story of the Big Front Door | Mary Finley LeonardThe recall was granted, and after ten months of confinement the crestfallen Governor was sent to England for trial.
A short history of Rhode Island | George Washington GreeneBumper felt so crestfallen at this rebuke that he remained perfectly quiet during the rest of the walk.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert Walsh
British Dictionary definitions for crestfallen
/ (ˈkrɛstˌfɔːlən) /
dejected, depressed, or disheartened
Derived forms of crestfallen
- crestfallenly, adverb
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