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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Dispirited and depressed; dejected.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Dejected; bowed; chagrined; dispirited; spiritless.
  2. In the manège, having the upper part of the neck hanging to one side: said of a horse.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Sad because of a recent disappointment.
  2. adj. Depressed.
  3. adj. obsolete, of a horse Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.
  2. adj. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. brought low in spirit

Etymologies

  1. From crest +‎ fallen, from the appearance of a horse and its position of head on its crest (chest) after defeat in a battle (Wiktionary)

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  • ruzuzu "2. In the manège, having the upper part of the neck hanging to one side: said of a horse." -- Cent. Dict.
    May 31, 2011

  • bilby "I wish I'd been reincarnated as a rooster," said Tom, crestfallen. Aug 1, 2009

  • reesetee Classic. Dec 14, 2007

  • sionnach "I dropped the toothpaste," signaled Tom, crestfallen. Dec 14, 2007

  • slumry Indeed. But don't tell him I told you so! :) Jul 26, 2007

  • jennarenn "Dear S" refers to Mr. Slumry? Jul 26, 2007

  • slumry I've seen many references to individual words and reflected on how common the phenomenon is. I will have to dig to find the lists. However, as always, reality intrudes. ;-) Jul 26, 2007

  • reesetee I think we have a few of them already! Jul 26, 2007

  • slumry Dear S always says chestfallen. We need a list of words that are comically mispronounced, whether accidentally or on purpose. Jul 26, 2007

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