as in sad
feeling unhappiness
she was crestfallen when she found out she hadn't got the job
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Recent Examples of crestfallen
The song ends with a spoken-word segment, Allen’s crestfallen comments from her side of the call, which live on stage introduced a rowdiness to its story.
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Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Ortega, meanwhile, sounds unmistakably like a Rachel Sennott character, except that Ortega plays Sennott better than Sennott plays herself, especially when called to be crestfallen or truly upset.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
Olitzky’s sermon left him crestfallen.
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Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
The three brothers from Miami appeared crestfallen as the guilty verdicts came down, shaking their heads in disbelief.
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Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
Ortega, meanwhile, sounds unmistakably like a Rachel Sennott character, except that Ortega plays Sennott better than Sennott plays herself, especially when called to be crestfallen or truly upset.
—
Kathryn Vanarendonk,
Vulture,
10 Apr. 2026
Olitzky’s sermon left him crestfallen.
—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
The three brothers from Miami appeared crestfallen as the guilty verdicts came down, shaking their heads in disbelief.
—
Molly Crane-Newman,
New York Daily News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crestfallen
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Day broke, bathing everything in light, and so great was the vitality of the early-morning sun that even the unhappy city seemed to smile a wan, sad smile.
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But SpringHill really took off in 2020, two seasons into James’ Lakers term, when The SpringHill Company went public (and the Lakers won the sad COVID-bubble NBA Championship).
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The courtroom was packed with heartbroken supporters wanting justice for Jor'Dynn as each woman stood silent in front of the judge.
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There is nothing more evocative of a pure Love Island experience than a heartbroken rage split in costume.
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The decade was an unhappy panorama of inflation, gas shortages, military humiliation, and revelations of political corruption.
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On Tuesday, Paul urged Americans who are unhappy with the justices’ ruling to support his proposal.
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New-home construction tumbled, then stayed depressed for over a decade.
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These figures mark a clear increase from depressed crossing rates seen during much of the Iran war since its start in late February.
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And Wilde’s couple is miserable in a way only Americans can be.
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Björck alone should make the Jets’ 2026 draft a win and help Jets fans move past the miserable season that led to the pick.
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Much has been made of this World Cup’s mandatory commercial—sorry, hydration—breaks, which have paused action, even during indoor or rain-soaked matches.
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Back home that night, dues paid to god, the women slathered their faces with turmeric cream and went to bed, bitter-smelling, sorry for themselves on that night as every night.
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Play was held up after some upset fans threw things onto the field after the controversial offside call.
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Usually, when the USMNT enters the knockout stage in the World Cup, they’re considered the underdogs, hoping to be scrappy to force an upset.
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That melancholy was discovered by the Romantics, and, in its coarser variation, was equivalent to despair.
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The goofy sketch comedies and homemade spoofs that once filled his channel gradually disappeared, replaced by melancholy short films and bleak monologues.
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“Crestfallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crestfallen. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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