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crestfallen

Crestfallen describes being very disappointed or depressed. (adjective)

A child whose long-awaited birthday party has just been cancelled is an example of someone who would be described as crestfallen.

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See crestfallen in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See crestfallen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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