Antonyms for crestfallen

Grammar : Adj

Spell : krest-faw-luh n

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkrɛstˌfɔ lən

Definition of crestfallen

Origin : 1580s, past participle adjective, but the verb crestfall is recorded only from 1610s, in reference to diseased horses, and is rare. It's possible that the image behind this use of the word is not cocks, as often is asserted, but horses.

adj disappointed

Example sentences :

"I've not the least objection," said the crestfallen Parson basely.
Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various

So, whenever I met him, I defied him to do it; and he sloped off crestfallen, I can tell you.'
Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola

O'Rourke's crestfallen air stirred the sympathetic Souza's pity.
Extract from : « The Snare » by Rafael Sabatini

"Ah, never look so glum," she cried, smiling now at his crestfallen air.
Extract from : « Love-at-Arms » by Raphael Sabatini

It appeared to my crestfallen perception that he meant to keep the window all to himself.
Extract from : « A Set of Six » by Joseph Conrad

Chagrined, the lads looked at each other with crestfallen glances.
Extract from : « Boy Scouts Mysterious Signal » by G. Harvey Ralphson

I was bitterly cast down, crestfallen, numbed with the blow of her refusal.
Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service

The sound of her cheery voice aroused him, and he started, guilty and crestfallen.
Extract from : « Warrior Gap » by Charles King

Susie looked at her crestfallen companions, and they looked at her.
Extract from : « Tabitha's Vacation » by Ruth Alberta Brown

Alfred was so crestfallen and ashamed that he could not bear to speak his own name.
Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field

Synonyms for crestfallen

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