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CRESTFALLEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does crestfallen mean?
• CRESTFALLEN (adjective)
The adjective CRESTFALLEN has 1 sense:
1. brought low in spirit
Familiarity information: CRESTFALLEN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Brought low in spirit
Synonyms:
chapfallen; chopfallen; crestfallen; deflated
Context example:
left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
Similar:
dejected (affected or marked by low spirits)
Context examples
Then he saw Bill, standing amid the dogs, half triumphant, half crestfallen, in one hand a stout club, in the other the tail and part of the body of a sun-cured salmon.
(White Fang, by Jack London)
Maud laughed at my crestfallen expression, and I said, As soon as the wind abates I intend going in the boat to explore the island.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
“Yes, I have,” she answered slowly, and I could have laughed aloud at his crestfallen visage.
(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)
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