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crestfallen definition

crest·fallen (krest′fôl′ən)

adjective

  1. with drooping crest or bowed head
  2. dejected, disheartened, or humbled

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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