Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Dispirited and depressed; dejected.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Dejected; bowed; chagrined; dispirited; spiritless.
- In the manège, having the upper part of the neck hanging to one side: said of a horse.
Wiktionary
- adj. Sad because of a recent disappointment.
- adj. Depressed.
- adj. obsolete, of a horse Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.
- adj. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.
WordNet 3.0
- adj. brought low in spirit
Etymologies
- From crest + fallen, from the appearance of a horse and its position of head on its crest (chest) after defeat in a battle (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The little man crept crestfallen from the tent, his lingering steps quickened by a threatening gesture on the part of the Chief.”
“For me personally, this abundance of shoes makes me instantly recall the crestfallen shock Carrie Bradshaw feels when she realizes she has spent $40,000 on shoes and still rents an apartment.”
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“Mr. Pulikovsky wrote, recalling crestfallen faces on the Siberian hosts at the arrival of the Russian meat dumplings.”
“His first "crestfallen" reaction to the exit poll was to say: "That can't be right.”
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“I also believe Johnson was crestfallen about leaving the presidency.”
“I struggle my way back outside and breathe the crisp night air, crestfallen.”
“Ferran looks simultaneously annoyed and crestfallen.”
“The parents were mere bystanders and they were crestfallen, while the kids who actually did battle, the winners and the losers, were already over it.”
“In a crestfallen tone, she said, “You want me to … wait?””
“Everyone was crestfallen and drinking, even my grandma.”
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Tweets
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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