Crestfallen

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• Crestfallen — Crest fall en ( f?l n), a. 1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed. [1913 Webster] Let it make thee crestfullen; Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• crestfallen — index disappointed, disconsolate, lugubrious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• crestfallen — 1580s, pp. adj., but crestfall (v.) is recorded only from 1610s, in ref. to diseased horses, and is rare. It s possible that the image behind the use of the word is of horses, not cocks as often is asserted …   Etymology dictionary

• crestfallen — [adj] disappointed ass in a sling*, blue, cast down, chapfallen, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the dumps*, in a funk*, inconsolable, low, sad, singing… …   New thesaurus

• crestfallen — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ sad and disappointed. ORIGIN originally referring to an animal with a fallen or drooping crest …   English terms dictionary

• crestfallen — [krest′fôl΄ən] adj. 1. with drooping crest or bowed head 2. dejected, disheartened, or humbled …   English World dictionary

• crestfallen — crest|fal|len [ˈkrestˌfo:lən US ˌfo:l ] adj looking disappointed and upset ▪ He came back looking crestfallen …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• crestfallen — [[t]kre̱stfɔːlən[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu v link ADJ If you look crestfallen, you look sad and disappointed about something …   English dictionary

• crestfallen — adjective disappointed especially because you have failed to do something: The kids came back from the game looking crestfallen …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• crestfallen — adjective he was crestfallen after his mediocre performance at the tryouts Syn: downhearted, downcast, despondent, disappointed, disconsolate, disheartened, discouraged, dispirited, dejected, depressed, desolate, in the doldrums, sad, glum,… …   Thesaurus of popular words