chopfallen
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9.9
- adjective
- Archaic
:
deprimido
- His chopfallen expression made it clear that he was disappointed with the results of the game.
Examples
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After hearing the bad news, she felt utterly chopfallen and lost her enthusiasm for the day.
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Quite chopfallen?
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Eulalie's chopfallen mouth drew inward; her face puckered until it had no more expression than a prune.
Fiction book (1993) -
The student sat in a chopfallen manner, staring at his exam paper after realizing he had not prepared well.
Synonyms
18
7.7
Feeling very sad and without hope about the future
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4.4
Feeling sad and not very hopeful
5
4.5
Feeling very sad and not hopeful
5
5.4
Feeling sad and without hope
5
7.5
Sad and disappointed because what you hoped for did not happen
3
4.7
Feeling sad and without much hope
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4.1
Feeling sad and without much hope
1
9.9
Looking very sad and quiet after bad news or a loss
Feeling sad and without energy
Feeling less confident and hopeful after a disappointment
Antonyms
How Sad
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chopfallen comes from an old use of chop meaning 'jaw' or 'mouth'. Picture someone's 'jaw' dropping with disappointment — that's why chopfallen means feeling down or sad.