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crestfallen in Swedish

crestfallen in Swedish is modfälld — crestfallen means feeling sad or downhearted after a setback.

crestfallen in Swedish

modfälld
adj
Sad because of a disappointment.

What does "crestfallen" mean?

  1. adj Feeling sad or downhearted after a setback.
    "Brother Gáeth was a tall man with almost ugly features and a permanently crestfallen expression that made the elderly abbot immediately feel guilty that he had spoken so roughly."
  2. adj (of a bird) Having its crest drooping to one side.
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crestfallen in a sentence

  • Brother Gáeth was a tall man with almost ugly features and a permanently crestfallen expression that made the elderly abbot immediately feel guilty that he had spoken so roughly.
  • He had short, dark hair, liberally flecked with silver-grey strands, heavily lidded brown eyes and a mouth that turned down at the edges, giving him a permanently crestfallen expression.

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What is "crestfallen" in Swedish?
"crestfallen" in Swedish is modfälld. crestfallen means: Feeling sad or downhearted after a setback.
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