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What does crestfallen mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word crestfallen? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. Sad because of a recent disappointment.
  2. Depressed.
  3. (obsolete, of a horse) Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.
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Her dark eyes held a look so distraught and crestfallen that she didn't even notice the eeriness around her.
The Irishman was under tremendous pressure to get Carlisle's season off to a good start and must have been crestfallen in defeat.
Critics were left to slink away with crestfallen faces, hoping no one would remember their dire predictions.
He looked crestfallen, so I got off the bench and chased him around in a game of hide-and-seek.
When I didn't say anything for a few moments, the lady shuffled her hands together, looking crestfallen.
He was crestfallen when I said I just wanted to borrow the phone, but was kind enough to let me.

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