crestfallenness

C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas

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... dejection despondency disappointmentdispiritednessdownheartedness gloom

Opposites

elation jubilation cheerfulness

Word family

Related forms crestfallen crest

Etymology

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

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Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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
- Abstract Ideas
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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