chapfallen

Thân thiện

The team looked chapfallen after the final whistle.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Dejected, dispirited, or downcast: Describes a state of being brought low in spirits; feeling sad, disappointed, or crestfallen.

Usage

• The word "chapfallen" is a formal or literary adjective used to describe someone's emotional state, specifically a visible or profound sadness or disappointment that deflates one's usual energy or pride.
• It is typically used predicatively (e.g., "He looked chapfallen") or attributively (e.g., "a chapfallen expression").

Examples

• After hearing the bad news, the entire team was chapfallen.
• She walked away from the meeting with a chapfallen look on her face.
• The chapfallen candidate gave a brief, quiet concession speech.

Advanced Usage

• Literary and Formal Context: "Chapfallen" is more common in literary works, formal writing, or descriptive prose than in everyday conversation. It conveys a specific, somewhat old-fashioned nuance of deflated pride or spirit.
  • The knight stood chapfallen after his defeat, his armor seeming to weigh more heavily upon him.

Variants and Related Words

• Chap-fallen: An alternative hyphenated spelling of the same word.
• Chopfallen: An archaic variant spelling of "chapfallen."

Synonyms

• Crestfallen: Deeply disappointed and saddened.
• Dejected: Sad and depressed; dispirited.
• Dispirited: Having lost enthusiasm and hope; disheartened.
• Downcast: (Of a person's eyes) looking downward, or (of a person) feeling sad or discouraged.
• Despondent: In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.

Antonyms

• Elated: Ecstatically happy.
• Exultant: Triumphantly happy.
• Jubilant: Feeling or expressing great happiness and triumph.
• Buoyant: Cheerful and optimistic.

Notes on Meaning

• The term originates from the 16th century, combining "chap," an old word for the jaw or lower part of the face, and "fallen." It literally suggests a downcast expression where the jaw or lower face hangs loosely due to sadness or disappointment, hence the meaning of being dejected.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. brought low in spirit
   • left us fatigued and deflated spiritually

Từ đồng nghĩa

• chopfallen
• crestfallen
• deflated