crestfallen
adjective
crest·fall·en
ˈkrest-ˌfȯ-lən 
1
: having a drooping crest or hanging head
2
: feeling shame or humiliation : dejected
After losing the playoff game, the team was crestfallen.
crestfallenly
adverb
Examples of crestfallen in a Sentence
she was crestfallen when she found out she hadn't got the job
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Those are encouraging strides on a team that was understandably crestfallen Sunday, when Warner dislocated and fractured his right ankle, which was surgically repaired Tuesday at Stanford Hospital.
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Dafoe plays this encounter with a sly crestfallen radiance.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
However that plays out, there is likely to be one winner reveling in his first crown, having achieved the ultimate goal in their sport, and a crestfallen loser, knowing perhaps his best chance has passed by, both in the same McLaren garage.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
What might be lost on moviegoers is the crestfallen murmurings that came with the 1990 publication of Vineland.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
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Cam Inman, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Dafoe plays this encounter with a sly crestfallen radiance.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2025
However that plays out, there is likely to be one winner reveling in his first crown, having achieved the ultimate goal in their sport, and a crestfallen loser, knowing perhaps his best chance has passed by, both in the same McLaren garage.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025
What might be lost on moviegoers is the crestfallen murmurings that came with the 1990 publication of Vineland.
—Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for crestfallen
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“Crestfallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crestfallen. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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crestfallen
adjective
crest·fall·en
ˈkrest-ˌfȯ-lən
: very sad and disappointed
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