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crestfallen

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crest·fall·en  (krstln)
adj.
Dispirited and depressed; dejected.

crestfallen·ly adv.
crestfallen·ness n.

crestfallen
Adjective
disappointed or disheartened
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.crestfallen - brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually"
dejected - affected or marked by low spirits; "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"

crestfallen
adjective disappointed, depressed, discouraged, dejected, despondent, downcast, disheartened, disconsolate, downhearted, sick as a parrot (informal) choked << OPPOSITE elated
Translations
crestfallen [ˈkrɛstʃɔːlən] adjalicaído

crestfallen [ˈkrɛstfɔːlən] adjdéconfit(e)découragé(e)

crestfallen [ˈkrɛstfɔːlən] crest adjniedergeschlagen

crestfallen [ˈkrɛstfɔːlən] adjmortificato/a

crestfallen
adj crestfallen [ˈkrestfoːlən]
very disappointed He was crestfallen at his failure. bitter/diep/ontsettend/uiters/verskriklik teleurgesteld مُطأطئ الرأس، خائب унил sklíčený modfalden; slukøret niedergeschlagen που είναι πολύ απογοητευμένος alicaído, cabizbajo rusutud مغموم؛ نا امید mieli maassa déconfit מְדוּכָּא हताश, उदास razočaran csüggedt kecewa rislágur; hnugginn mortificato しょんぼりした 의기 소침한 nusiminęs, prislėgtas nospiests; nomākts kesal beteuterd slukøret, nedtrykt przygnębiony, załamany cabisbaixo des­­curajat удручённый skľúčený potrt potišten modfälld, slokörad, stukad สลด yılgın, üzgün 垂頭喪氣的 занепалий духом; зажурений دل شكست‍ہ، هارا هوا tiu nghỉu


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Poor Passepartout, quite crestfallen, followed his master without a word.
He returned to Captain Bonneville's camp, somewhat crestfallen, it is true; but parried the officious condolements of his friends by observing that two good horses were very good pay for one bad wife.
Our men crouched about the decks here and there with anxious, crestfallen faces, all turned one way to watch the chaser.
 
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