crestfallen

  • 11crestfallen — adjective he was crestfallen after his mediocre performance at the tryouts Syn: downhearted, downcast, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, dejected, depressed, desolate, in the doldrums, sad, glum,… …

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  • 12Crestfallen (song) — Infobox Single Name = Crestfallen Artist = The Smashing Pumpkins from Album = Adore Released = November 1998 Format = CD Recorded = December 1997 March 1998 Genre = Alternative rock Length = 4:09 Label = Virgin Records Writer = Billy Corgan… …

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  • 13crestfallen — adjective Date: 1589 1. having a drooping crest or hanging head 2. feeling shame or humiliation ; dejected • crestfallenly adverb • crestfallenness noun …

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  • 14crestfallen — crestfallenly, adv. crestfallenness, n. /krest faw leuhn/, adj. 1. dejected; dispirited; discouraged. 2. having a drooping crest or head. [1580 90; CREST + FALLEN] * * * …

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  • 15crestfallen — adjective /ˈkrɛstfɔːlən,ˈkrɛstfɑlən/ a) Sad because of a recent disappointment. b) Depressed. Syn: disappointed, disillusioned, blue, dejected, despondent, depressed, downcast …

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  • 16crestfallen — Synonyms and related words: abashed, ashamed, baffled, balked, betrayed, bilked, blasted, blighted, blushing, brooding, broody, chagrined, chapfallen, crossed, crushed, dashed, defeated, disappointed, dished, disillusioned, dissatisfied, dumpish …

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  • 17crestfallen — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. abashed, dejected. See dejection. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. discouraged, dejected, disheartened, chagrined; see sad 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. disappointed, dejected, down, depressed,… …

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  • 18crestfallen — crest|fall|en [ krest,fɔlən ] adjective sad and disappointed, especially when something has not succeeded …

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  • 19crestfallen — adj. dejected; sad; disappointed …

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  • 20crestfallen — adjective sad and disappointed. Origin C16: orig. with ref. to an animal with a fallen or drooping crest …

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