adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈkɹɛstfɔːlən/
US:/ˈkɹɛstfɔlən/
cot-caught-merger:/ˈkɹɛstfɑlən/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Sad because of a disappointment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
brought low in spirit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
left us fatigued and deflated spiritually
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: chapfallen, chopfallen, deflated
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From crest + fallen, from the appearance of a horse with its crest (head) on its chest after defeat in a battle.
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
клюмнал
(kljumnal)
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Bulgarian:
унил
(unil)
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Chinese Mandarin:
喪氣 /丧气
(sàngqì)
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Chinese Mandarin:
氣餒 /气馁
(qìněi)
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Chinese Mandarin:
垂頭喪氣 /垂头丧气
(chuítóusàngqì)
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Czech:
sklíčený
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Czech:
skleslý
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Dutch:
beteuterd
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Finnish:
allapäin
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Finnish:
pää painuksissa
— sad because of a recent disappointment
French:
déçu
— sad because of a recent disappointment
French:
abattu
— sad because of a recent disappointment
German:
enttäuscht
— sad because of a recent disappointment
German:
geknickt
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Hungarian:
csalódott
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Hungarian:
elszontyolodott
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Hungarian:
letört
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Hungarian:
orrát lógatva
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Hungarian:
lógó orral
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Italian:
a testa bassa
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Macedonian:
по́тиснат
(pótisnat)
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Māori:
tapou
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Māori:
para
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Māori:
parakore
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Polish:
frasobliwy
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Polish:
strapiony
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Polish:
zafrasowany
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Polish:
zmartwiony
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Portuguese:
cabisbaixo
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Romanian:
dezamăgit
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Romanian:
dezamăgiți
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Romanian:
dezamăgită
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Romanian:
dezamăgite
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Russian:
уны́лый
(unýlyj)
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Russian:
пода́вленный
(podávlennyj)
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Spanish:
alicaído
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Spanish:
abatido
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Spanish:
cariacontecido
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Spanish:
de capa caída
— sad because of a recent disappointment
Swedish:
modfälld
— sad because of a recent disappointment