crestfallen

[krest-faw-luhn] / ˈkrɛstˌfɔ lən /

ADJECTIVE

disappointed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dejected despondent discouraged dispirited

WEAK

ass in a sling blue cast down chapfallen depressed disconsolate disheartened down down in the dumps downcast downhearted in a funk inconsolable low sad singing the blues taken down

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cheerful encouraged happy heartened

WEAK

cheered elated excited hearted inspirited

Example Sentences

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A crestfallen Miller finished 41 not out from 20 balls while opener KL Rahul made 92.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

My sibling said she felt crestfallen and likened it to discovering there was no Santa Claus.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

"I don't think I can say them yet to be honest," a crestfallen Markram said.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

“She was crestfallen, but she recovered quickly,” Nuñez narrates dramatically as she drives away.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 9, 2025

Someone told him that Pollard had again been hospitalized, and Woolf was crestfallen.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand