crestfallenness C2+ Topic:Law & Government US /ˈkrɛstˌfɔlənnəs/ UK /ˈkrɛstˌfɔːlənnəs/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the state of being dejected or dispirited His crestfallenness after the rejection was painful to watch. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the state of being dejected... dejectiondespondencydisappointmentdispiritednessdownheartednessgloom ↔ Opposites elationjubilationcheerfulness Word family Related forms crestfallencrest Etymology AI details From 'crestfallen' + the suffix '-ness'; 'crestfallen' is a compound of 'crest' (from Latin 'crista') and 'fallen', describing a drooping crest. crista Latin feallan Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # crestfallenness **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkrɛstˌfɔlənnəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkrɛstˌfɔːlənnəs/ ## Meanings 1. the state of being dejected or dispirited ## Examples - His crestfallenness after the rejection was painful to watch. ## Synonyms - dejection - despondency - disappointment - dispiritedness - downheartedness - gloom ## Antonyms - elation - jubilation - cheerfulness ## Related Forms - crestfallen - crest ## Roots and Affixes - Root: crista - Root: feallan ## Etymology From 'crestfallen' + the suffix '-ness'; 'crestfallen' is a compound of 'crest' (from Latin 'crista') and 'fallen', describing a drooping crest. ## AI Etymology Crestfallenness is from 'crestfallen' + the suffix '-ness'; 'crestfallen' is a compound of 'crest' (from Latin 'crista') and 'fallen', describing a drooping crest. In present-day use, it means the state of being dejected or dispirited. Related vocabulary includes crestfallen and crest. ## Topics - Law & Government - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown