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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 spiritplay

  Familiarity information: CRESTFALLEN used as an adjective is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CRESTFALLEN (adjective)


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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