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
- "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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