crestfallenness

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English

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Etymology

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crestfallen +‎ -ness

Noun

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crestfallenness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being crestfallen.
    • 1857, Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, What Will He Do with It?, volume 2, page 152:
      Everywhere a sullen look — everywhere that ineffable aspect of crestfallenness!