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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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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