as in sad
feeling unhappiness
she was crestfallen when she found out she hadn't got the job
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Recent Examples of crestfallen
Instead, a crestfallen Nunez was left with an all-too-familiar sinking feeling and another glaring miss for his collection.
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Anyway, Will ultimately adds $168,000 to the prize pot and sends a crestfallen M.G. home.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
But in the crestfallen image of founder Lamar Hunt in the postgame locker room after the trophy bearing his name had been presented to Bills owner Ralph Wilson.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
On the other side is the cellar-dwelling Raiders (4-12), rocking a crestfallen vibe that the Chargers know all too well.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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James Pearce, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Anyway, Will ultimately adds $168,000 to the prize pot and sends a crestfallen M.G. home.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
But in the crestfallen image of founder Lamar Hunt in the postgame locker room after the trophy bearing his name had been presented to Bills owner Ralph Wilson.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
On the other side is the cellar-dwelling Raiders (4-12), rocking a crestfallen vibe that the Chargers know all too well.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crestfallen
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Yet, whatever the deal means for Paul, Weiss, its acquiescence to Trump marks a sad day for the legal profession—or what once was a profession, and is now just another business.—
Ruth Marcus,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2025
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Kwong grew up hearing stories of every kind about Manzanar—scary, sad, funny and infuriating.—
Rachel Ng,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 Mar. 2025
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In the original visual, the Grammy winner plays a heartbroken character named Peaches who has all traces of her ex wiped from her hippocampus, an homage to Michel Gondry’s 2004 film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
26 Mar. 2025
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Seven Oaks parents ‘heartbroken’ Five Seven Oaks parents reached out to the Statesman to express disappointment with the removal of the bulletin board.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
25 Mar. 2025
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Despite that success, Willard was unhappy with the program’s financial commitments.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2025
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The extra time will presumably be used to fix whatever about the season executives are unhappy with.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Mar. 2025
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Meantime, brands that have thus far managed to weather a wider luxury downturn and depressed consumer spending, such as Hermes , could be best placed to pass on price rises.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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However, the knock-on effects — namely, depressed U.S. consumer spending and a pullback in ad budgets — would clearly cut into Hollywood’s profits, according to analysts.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
3 Apr. 2025
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Many parents, in fact, report that the worst-case scenario is not when your whole family is ill but when the adults are miserable and the under-six cohort feels just fine.—
Kathryn Schulz,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2025
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Scratching will just make your rash worse and your life more miserable.—
Avery Hurt,
Discover Magazine,
29 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Paige Spiranac isn't sorry for for flaunting her body online.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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There are though enumerable other options available, sorry to say.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The characters are believably upset and irrational for much of the play.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2025
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This resulted in the anonymous poster feeling guilty and upset.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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This week, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco share a vulnerable highlight from their new collaborative album, Jessica Simpson makes a triumphant return to music with a country pop power ballad, and Japanese Breakfast delivers an appropriately melancholy track from her new LP.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
21 Mar. 2025
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Blanchett is apologetic and melancholy as Cate, and wonderfully snotty as Shelly, critiquing the privilege and luxury that the actress knows that famous people like her take for granted.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
15 Mar. 2025
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“Crestfallen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crestfallen. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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