crestfallen: adjective definition: dejected; dispirited; discouraged having a drooping crest or head

crestfallen crest = the top of anything; peak Crestfallen comes from the words crest and fallen. word origin: crest = the top of anything; peak fallen = to drop down suddenly

crestfallen pronunciation: krest faw luh n

crestfallen disappointed dejected down depressed sad disconsolate synonyms: disappointed dejected down depressed sad disconsolate discouraged

crestfallen related forms: noun crestfallenness adverb crestfallenly

crestfallen crestfallen The football player was after losing the big game.

crestfallenly Simba perched crestfallenly on the limb.

crestfallenly Ostracized, the man crestfallenly walked away.

crestfallenness We came to expect crestfallenness from the Wasn’t.

crestfallenness The stock crash caused the man’s crestfallenness.

crestfallen The child was crestfallen when her ice cream fell off the cone.