
Crestfallen
Feeling 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.
Intensity
'Crestfallen' implies a strong feeling of disappointment, not a mild one.
He stood crestfallen as the award he expected went to another.
Not 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.
Compare with
DefeatDejectedDemoralizeDepressDisappointDiscourageDisheartenSadden
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