Crestfallen
adjective
Sad and disappointed.
He was crestfallen when he didn't pass the test.
Often appears as...
- feel crestfallen
- look crestfallen
adjective
Sad and disappointed.
He was crestfallen when he didn't pass the test.
Often appears as...
- feel crestfallen
- look crestfallen
Definition 1 of 1
Pro Tip 1/3Feeling Revealed
Use 'crestfallen' to express someone's visible disappointment; their emotions are not hidden.
Her crestfallen face at the party showed she didn't get the anticipated promotion.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
'Crestfallen' implies a strong feeling of disappointment, not a mild one.
He stood crestfallen as the award he expected went to another.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Sad
'Crestfallen' combines sadness with a sense of deflated pride or hope.
Once a confident speaker, he was crestfallen after forgetting his lines on stage.
Pro Tip 1/3Feeling Revealed
Use 'crestfallen' to express someone's visible disappointment; their emotions are not hidden.
Her crestfallen face at the party showed she didn't get the anticipated promotion.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
'Crestfallen' implies a strong feeling of disappointment, not a mild one.
He stood crestfallen as the award he expected went to another.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Sad
'Crestfallen' combines sadness with a sense of deflated pride or hope.
Once a confident speaker, he was crestfallen after forgetting his lines on stage.
Pro Tip 1/3Feeling Revealed
Use 'crestfallen' to express someone's visible disappointment; their emotions are not hidden.
Her crestfallen face at the party showed she didn't get the anticipated promotion.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensity
'Crestfallen' implies a strong feeling of disappointment, not a mild one.
He stood crestfallen as the award he expected went to another.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Just Sad
'Crestfallen' combines sadness with a sense of deflated pride or hope.
Once a confident speaker, he was crestfallen after forgetting his lines on stage.
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Video examples
Jackie Tabick: The...
The rabbi came in and saw what was going on. And he called the two of them to his office. And he said, you know, "This is what's happening." And the rich man -- oh, dear -- crestfallen.
Video examples
Jackie Tabick: The...
The rabbi came in and saw what was going on. And he called the two of them to his office. And he said, you know, "This is what's happening." And the rich man -- oh, dear -- crestfallen.
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Quote examples
Diana Rigg
British Actress
Years ago I was at a function, and I must have said something really rude to Paul Daniels the magician. I can't recall what I said, but I remember him looking utterly crestfallen. I'm not that sort of person, but I must have said something very cutting and belittling. Our paths haven't crossed since, but if they had, I would have said sorry to him.
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Adam Scott
American Actor
I was trying to get an audition for 'Walker, Texas Ranger' and they wouldn't see me. And I was crestfallen, because I really needed money. And to be told you're not good enough to be seen by 'Walker, Texas Ranger' is a tough blow.
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Naga Chaitanya
Indian Actor
I was class VI or VII when I had a crush on a girl, and I thought this is the girl I'd marry. When you're so young, you are crestfallen when things don't turn out your way and think it's the end of the world.
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Benedict Wong
British Actor
Honestly, I was watching Marvel films and was always crestfallen: Where are the super-Asians? People are looking to be represented by their heroes.
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Jill Abramson
American Editor
The times I didn't get jobs I wanted, I remember feeling dispirited - really crestfallen.
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Diana Rigg
British Actress
Years ago I was at a function, and I must have said something really rude to Paul Daniels the magician. I can't recall what I said, but I remember him looking utterly crestfallen. I'm not that sort of person, but I must have said something very cutting and belittling. Our paths haven't crossed since, but if they had, I would have said sorry to him.
Quote examples
Adam Scott
American Actor
I was trying to get an audition for 'Walker, Texas Ranger' and they wouldn't see me. And I was crestfallen, because I really needed money. And to be told you're not good enough to be seen by 'Walker, Texas Ranger' is a tough blow.
Quote examples
Naga Chaitanya
Indian Actor
I was class VI or VII when I had a crush on a girl, and I thought this is the girl I'd marry. When you're so young, you are crestfallen when things don't turn out your way and think it's the end of the world.
Quote examples
Benedict Wong
British Actor
Honestly, I was watching Marvel films and was always crestfallen: Where are the super-Asians? People are looking to be represented by their heroes.
Quote examples
Jill Abramson
American Editor
The times I didn't get jobs I wanted, I remember feeling dispirited - really crestfallen.
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