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crestfallen

adjective

crest·​fall·​en ˈkrest-ˌfȯ-lən How to pronounce crestfallen (audio)
1
: having a drooping crest or hanging head
2
: feeling shame or humiliation : dejected
After losing the playoff game, the team was crestfallen.
crestfallenly adverb
crestfallenness noun

Example Sentences

she was crestfallen when she found out she hadn't got the job
Recent Examples on the Web Bradley saw the Lego set neatly displayed on the family’s dining room table the next morning at breakfast and was crestfallen. Lauryn Azu, WSJ, 21 Aug. 2022 Addressing the nation from the White House on Tuesday night, President Joe Biden seemed crestfallen and exasperated. Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 25 May 2022 Brian said his kids were glued to the postgame for Milwaukee's game two nights later against Brooklyn — and the boys were crestfallen that even though Giannis told another dad joke, the book wasn't present. Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2022 Dickens was crestfallen when she was originally written off the show in season 4. Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2022 His crestfallen girlfriend, Nora, a German, agrees to join them in following him, as does Akash, a trans woman from India who falls in love with Knut. Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022 In all fairness, many Black people — myself included — can’t differentiate between crestfallen whitefamous actresses like Gwyneth Paltrow, Cate Blanchett and Kate Winslet (who might also be Scarlett Johansson). Michael Harriot, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022 In short, the program’s 55,000 spots were significantly underused and many winners were left completely crestfallen. Andy J. Semotiuk, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2021 Even so, the decision to cancel a festival that celebrates the natural wonder of sedge warblers, ospreys, redwings and wigeons that are able to take to the skies carbon-free has left many fans crestfallen. Washington Post, 24 Nov. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

see crest entry 1

First Known Use

1589, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crestfallen was in 1589

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