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Synonyms for crestfallen

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for crestfallen

brought low in spirit

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perhaps I ought to mention," said Herbert, who had become curiously crestfallen and meek, since we entered on the interesting theme, "that she is rather below my mother's nonsensical family notions.
I stood before her crushed, crestfallen, revoltingly confused, and I believe I smiled as I did my utmost to wrap myself in the skirts of my ragged wadded dressing-gown--exactly as I had imagined the scene not long before in a fit of depression.
It is rumored that Prince Vasili played a very despicable part in this affair and that he returned to Petersburg quite crestfallen.
It was a crestfallen gentleman who rode forth from the castle of Torn a half hour later and spurred rapidly his head a more civil tongue.
Then he saw Bill, standing amid the dogs, half triumphant, half crestfallen, in one hand a stout club, in the other the tail and part of the body of a sun-cured salmon.
I was going to do it so nicely, and those stupid hens spoilt it all," said Rose, quite crestfallen, as well as much shaken.
I could hardly keep from smiling at his crestfallen face when he finally snapped the case to and handed it back.
The 55-year-old ex-Liverpool striker looked crestfallen when he realised he was going to prison as officers entered the dock at Chester Magistrates' Court.
Sotto, however, said he was 'crestfallen' over President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to veto the measure.
Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III said he was 'crestfallen' or disappointed over President Rodrigo Duterte's decision to veto the Security of Tenure bill.
I don't know about other crestfallen fans but I'm done with supporting Pakistan playing cricket anywhere in the world.
After initially avoiding the post-race ceremonies, the crestfallen Vettel rejoined to appear on the podium where Hamilton pulled him up to join him on the top step.
ROCKETMAN star Taron Egerton has admitted he is "crestfallen" that gay scenes have been cut from the Elton John biopic by Russian distributors.
Rocketman star Taron Egerton has said he is "crestfallen" that Russia has cut gay scenes from the Sir Elton John biopic.
ROCKETMAN star Taron Egerton has said he is "crestfallen" that gay scenes have been cut from the Sir Elton John biopic in which he stars in Russia.