crestfallen
adjective
crest·fall·en
ˈkrest-ˌfȯ-lən 
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
Synonyms
- bad
- blue
- brokenhearted
- cast down
- dejected
- depressed
- despondent
- disconsolate
- doleful
- down
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- downhearted
- droopy
- forlorn
- gloomy
- glum
- hangdog
- heartbroken
- heartsick
- heartsore
- heavyhearted
- inconsolable
- joyless
- low
- low-spirited
- melancholic
- melancholy
- miserable
- mournful
- sad
- saddened
- sorrowful
- sorry
- unhappy
- woebegone
- woeful
- wretched
Examples of crestfallen in a Sentence
she was crestfallen when she found out she hadn't got the job
Recent Examples on the Web
The shooting and its aftermath took a toll on a crestfallen family and a city mired in underdevelopment.
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Simien is a part of a vast network of crestfallen creators, but the camaraderie hasn't soothed the sting.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2024
In Episode 2 and 3, Baldwin is crestfallen and depressed, supplying Oppenheim’s story its Shakespearean tragedy.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
June 16, 2024 McIlroy had reason to be crestfallen, to say the least.
—Des Bieler, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 9 Aug. 2024
Simien is a part of a vast network of crestfallen creators, but the camaraderie hasn't soothed the sting.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2024
In Episode 2 and 3, Baldwin is crestfallen and depressed, supplying Oppenheim’s story its Shakespearean tragedy.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 21 June 2024
June 16, 2024 McIlroy had reason to be crestfallen, to say the least.
—Des Bieler, Washington Post, 17 June 2024
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“Crestfallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crestfallen. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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crestfallen
adjective
crest·fall·en
ˈkrest-ˌfȯ-lən
: very sad and disappointed
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