CRESTFALLEN


Meaning of CRESTFALLEN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkrest-ˌfȯ-lən ]

adjective

Date: 1589

1. : having a drooping crest or hanging head

2. : feeling shame or humiliation : dejected

• crest·fall·en·ly adverb

• crest·fall·en·ness -lən-nəs noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.