CHAPFALLEN

chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen, deflated

(adjective) brought low in spirit; “left us fatigued and deflated spiritually”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

chapfallen (comparative more chapfallen, superlative most chapfallen)

Crestfallen, dejected.

[…] he certainly sallied forth, after no very great interval, with an air quite desolate and chapfallen […]

Source: Wiktionary


Chap"fall`en, a.

Definition: Having the lower chap or jaw drooping, -- an indication of humiliation and dejection; crestfallen; discouraged. See Chopfallen.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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