Crestfallen
Crestfallen adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Usage example: she was crestfallen when she found out she hadn't got the job
Dolorous and crestfallen are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Dolorous" instead an adjective "Crestfallen". literary substitute
Dolorous
Dolorous adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.
Usage example: dolorous ballads of death and regret
Crestfallen and dolorous are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crestfallen" instead an adjective "Dolorous".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- melancholy and crestfallen
- melancholy and dolorous
- dismal and crestfallen
- dismal and dolorous
- woeful and crestfallen
- woeful and dolorous
- downcast and crestfallen
- downcast and dolorous
- dejected and crestfallen
- dejected and dolorous
- depressed and crestfallen
- depressed and dolorous
- sad and crestfallen
- sad and dolorous
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