crestfallen

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
crestfallen
    adj 1: brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated
           spiritually" [syn: {chapfallen}, {chopfallen},
           {crestfallen}, {deflated}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Crestfallen \Crest"fall`en\ (-f?l`'n), a.
   1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.
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            Let it make thee crestfullen;
            Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. --Shak.
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   2. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to
      one side; -- said of a horse.
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from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
53 Moby Thesaurus words for "crestfallen":
      abashed, ashamed, baffled, balked, betrayed, bilked, blasted,
      blighted, blushing, brooding, broody, chagrined, chapfallen,
      crossed, crushed, dashed, defeated, disappointed, dished,
      disillusioned, dissatisfied, dumpish, embarrassed, foiled,
      frustrated, glum, grum, hangdog, humbled, humiliated, ill done-by,
      ill-served, let down, long-faced, moodish, moody, mopey, moping,
      mopish, morose, mortified, mumpish, out of countenance, red-faced,
      regretful, shamed, shamefaced, shamefast, sorely disappointed,
      soured, sulky, sullen, thwarted

    

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