crestfallen
Sad and disappointed after something has gone wrong.
crestfallen in a sentence
- Jack was crestfallen when sports day was cancelled just as he laced up his trainers.
- Nia was crestfallen when the bakery sold its last chocolate eclair to the person in front of her.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to crestfallen?
- Ahappy
- Bcheerful
- Csad
- Ddelighted
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C: sad. The other three mean the opposite of crestfallen.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to crestfallen?
- Asad
- Bglum
- Ccheerful
- Ddisappointed
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C: cheerful. The other three mean nearly the same as crestfallen.
Words that mean something similar
sad, disappointed, glum
Words that mean the opposite
cheerful, happy, delighted
More words about emotions & feelings
- cringe: To shrink back or squirm because something is scary or embarrassing.
- daunting: So difficult or scary that it makes you unsure you can manage it.
- dejected: Feeling sad and without hope.
- despair: The feeling of losing all hope.
- despise: To dislike someone or something very strongly.
- despondent: Very sad and without any hope.
- detest: To dislike something so much that you cannot bear it.
- discontent: A feeling of being unhappy and not satisfied.
More words to explore
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Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test