 |
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Crestfallen \Crest"fall'en\ (-f?l''n), adjective
1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.
Let it make thee crestfullen; Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. --Shak.
2. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
crestfallen
adjective: brought low in spirit; "left us fatigued and deflated spiritually" [syn: {chapfallen}, {chopfallen}, {deflated}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
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
 |
Definitions retrieved from local copies of the freely distributed DICT client/server software and databases. Click here for database copyright information. - KM |