crestfallen

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Another ad focuses on online hate: A Jewish teen is shown crestfallen as he is trolled after posting a video of his bar mitzvah.

From Seattle Times

Ms. St. John, 41, a human resources professional in Chandler, Ariz., was crestfallen.

From New York Times

No hockey shootout could offset what happened in women’s figure skating, a premier event besmirched by doping allegations and scenes of a crestfallen young athlete harangued by her coach.

From Los Angeles Times

An isolated champion, a crestfallen favorite with a positive drug test and a disgruntled silver medalist — all within feet of one another.

From Washington Post

For a politician who for so long has been able to talk his way out of trouble, Johnson — memorably dubbed a political “greased piglet” by some fellow Conservatives — has lately appeared unaccustomedly crestfallen at times.

From Los Angeles Times