Thesaurus / crestfallen
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If he were crestfallen he did not show it, and in that respect the worthy smith and Mrs. Cecil both were disappointed.
DOROTHY AT SKYRIEEVELYN RAYMONDHe returned home wounded and crestfallen to his disappointed wife.
HEBRAIC LITERATURE; TRANSLATIONS FROM THE TALMUD, MIDRASHIM AND KABBALAVARIOUS"I mean special ones," she answered gayly, as she went off with him to take her place, leaving Ikey rather crestfallen.
THE STORY OF THE BIG FRONT DOORMARY FINLEY LEONARDThe recall was granted, and after ten months of confinement the crestfallen Governor was sent to England for trial.
A SHORT HISTORY OF RHODE ISLANDGEORGE WASHINGTON GREENEBumper felt so crestfallen at this rebuke that he remained perfectly quiet during the rest of the walk.
BUMPER, THE WHITE RABBITGEORGE ETHELBERT WALSH"I couldn't help it," returned the other, rather crestfallen.
DOROTHY AND THE WIZARD IN OZL. FRANK BAUM"I—I reckon I made a mistake," said the swindler, much crestfallen.
FROM FARM TO FORTUNEHORATIO ALGER JR.The sound of her cheery voice aroused him, and he started, guilty and crestfallen.
WARRIOR GAPCHARLES KINGExactly how crestfallen the pair was it would be impossible to describe.
QUEENSLAND COUSINSELEANOR LUISA HAVERFIELDOne by one the crestfallen unsuccessful ones went to their seats, and, to the amazement of all, Marjorie remained standing.
MARJORIE'S BUSY DAYSCAROLYN WELLSWORDS RELATED TO CRESTFALLEN
- at
- bad
- bleeding
- blue
- bummed out
- cast down
- crestfallen
- crummy
- dejected
- desolate
- despondent
- destroyed
- disconsolate
- dispirited
- down
- down and out
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
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- downhearted
- dragged
- dull
- dysphoric
- fed up
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- glum
- grim
- heavy-hearted
- hurting
- in a blue funk
- in pain
- in the dumps
- in the pits
- in the toilet
- let down
- low
- low-down
- low-spirited
- lugubrious
- melancholy
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- morose
- on a downer
- pessimistic
- ripped
- sad
- sob story
- spiritless
- taken down
- torn-up
- tristful
- unhappy
- weeping
- wistful
- woebegone
- afflicted
- agonized
- ailing
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- brokenhearted
- crestfallen
- dejected
- depressed
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- despairing
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- destroyed
- disconsolate
- discontented
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- doleful
- dolorous
- down
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- forlorn
- gloomy
- heartbroken
- hopeless
- hurt
- hurting
- ill
- in pain
- injured
- melancholy
- mournful
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- pained
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- pitiable
- racked
- rueful
- ruthful
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- sick
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- strained
- suffering
- tormented
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- tragic
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- wounded
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- angry
- cantankerous
- capricious
- changeable
- crabbed
- crestfallen
- cross
- dismal
- doleful
- dour
- down in the dumps
- down in the mouth
- downcast
- erratic
- fickle
- fitful
- flighty
- frowning
- gloomy
- glum
- huffy
- ill-humored
- ill-tempered
- impulsive
- in a huff
- in the doldrums
- introspective
- irascible
- irritable
- lugubrious
- melancholy
- mercurial
- miserable
- moping
- morose
- offended
- out of sorts
- pensive
- petulant
- piqued
- sad
- saturnine
- short-tempered
- splenetic
- sulky
- sullen
- testy
- touchy
- blue
- bummed out
- cheerless
- crestfallen
- dejected
- depressed
- despondent
- destroyed
- disconsolate
- dispirited
- down
- down and out
- down in the mouth
- downbeat
- downcast
- dragged
- gloomy
- grim
- heavy-hearted
- hurting
- in a blue funk
- in pain
- in the dumps
- let-down
- long-faced
- low
- melancholy
- mirthless
- miserable
- mournful
- sad
- saddened
- sorrowful
- teary
- troubled
- unhappy
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