crestfallen
5
7.5
- adjective
- /ˈkrɛstˌfɔlən/
:
desalentado
- After losing the championship match, the team felt crestfallen and silent on the bus ride home.
- crestfallen look
- crestfallen expression
- appeared crestfallen
I feel, you know, just crestfallen that that's not going to happen in my life.
- I feel, you know, just crestfallen that that's not going to happen in my life.
- They probably are a little bit crestfallen that after all of this, that they're at a point where it's somewhat anticlimactic.
- But one day he dropped this diamond and when he picked it up, he noticed that there was a crack from the crown to the base of this diamond, and the king was crestfallen.
Examples
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Arlene said that sounded good, but Trevor looked so crestfallen that they asked what he'd like to do first.
Fiction book (1999) -
I leaned back in my chair and looked over the crestfallen faces gathered around the table.
Fiction book (1990) -
But Stanley looks so crestfallen; tell him I'll think about it.
Fiction book (1999) -
I feel, you know, just crestfallen that that's not going to happen in my life.
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Never mind," he added, seeing Gabriel's crestfallen expression, "it's just my way of talking.
Fiction book (1991) -
The Whitleys had brought him, but Bill looked so crestfallen.
Fiction book (1994) -
By then, they must have sobered up because they did look a little crestfallen and ashamed of themselves.
Fiction book (1993) -
"What, what's the matter?" he said, noticing how crestfallen I was.
Fiction book (1993) -
Constance saw Ray's crestfallen look and a spot that had somehow gotten on his shirt since the morning.
Fiction book (1994) -
McLeod did not seem surprised at this declaration, but Peregrine suddenly looked crestfallen.
Fiction book (1991)
Synonyms
527
1.0
Unhappy because something you hoped for did not happen
67
3.2
Feeling very sad because of a loss or disappointment
18
7.7
Feeling very sad and without hope about the future
16
7.5
Feeling sad or disappointed about something
14
3.6
Feeling very sad because of loss or disappointment
8
4.4
Feeling sad and not very hopeful
7
3.7
Feeling very sad because of a loss or disappointment
5
4.5
Feeling very sad and not hopeful
5
4.2
Feeling less hopeful and confident after a disappointment
5
5.4
Feeling sad and without hope
4
4.6
Feeling very hopeless and sad
3
4.7
Feeling sad and without much hope
2
4.3
Feeling shocked and disappointed when something unexpected happens
2
8.2
Very sad and not able to be comforted
1
4.1
Feeling sad and without much hope
1
9.9
Looking very sad and quiet after bad news or a loss
1
9.9
Feeling sad and disappointed after bad news
Extremely disappointed and upset after something goes wrong
Feeling less confident and hopeful after a disappointment
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Crestfallen comes from crest meaning 'the top of the head' or 'the top of a helmet' and fallen meaning 'dropped'. So to be crestfallen is to look as if your 'crest' has fallen down — a simple picture of feeling sad and disappointed after hopes are broken.