Chapfallen
/ˈt͡ʃæpfɔːlən/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Crestfallen, dejected.
"Alas poore Yoricke, […] where be your gibes now? your gamboles? your ſongs? your flaſhes of merriment, that were wont to ſet the table on a roare, not one now to mocke your owne grinning, quite chopfalne."
Adjective
- 1 brought low in spirit wordnet
Example
More examples"Alas poore Yoricke, […] where be your gibes now? your gamboles? your ſongs? your flaſhes of merriment, that were wont to ſet the table on a roare, not one now to mocke your owne grinning, quite chopfalne."
Etymology
From chap + fallen; see chap (“jaw”).