Word of the Day - Crestfallen

Crestfallen
[Adjective]

PRONUNCIATION:
KREST-fo-luhn

MEANING:
1. Dispirited or disappointed by having one's hopes dashed.
2. Having a drooping crest or hanging head.
3. Feeling shame or humiliation; dejected.

ETYMOLOGY:
From allusion to the drooping crest or comb of a bird, such as a rooster. From Latin crista (tuft). First Usage - 1589.

QUOTE WITH THE WORD:
Can someone find me one? I'm having trouble :)

"Crestfallen and sorely disappointed, most Sri Lankans would wake up today trying to reconcile with the fact that the national team emerged second best," the independent Sunday Times newspaper said in its editorial, commenting on the team's six-wicket loss to the Dhoni brigade last night.

Oh yes I came across that quote too, Britt, but how about something poetic or famous? Yes it's a good word, haven't heard it in a while.

*More like the one Mike posted. Thanks Mike.

Oh interesting word to say the least.

lol, not bragging or anything but I had one of my poems titled with it. :P

Awesome, post it here!

Apart from the title, it''s not mention anywhere in the poem though.

Well, it's up to you whether or not to post it. I'll probably go check it out regardless.

Here, here it is :)

Crestfallen
by The Queen

I have travelled back in time
the hypochondriac world
over land and seas
I discovered a garden of ethos
one that depicts
a heart and a Cupid's arrow
a gentle magic and stilling fervor
that had mordantly turned
Into a tool of broken heartedness

Too little time to heal
yet so much time to dream
I had concocted
a surreal romantic allegory
a rococo grown-up fairytale
wherein your eyes promised
a land of best fantasies
paradoxically,
a place to bury our romance
with guns

I am now like an asteroid
star-like and shiny
though deadly and unattractive
a threat to his desire
of not to mate for life
like as if Venus and Neptune
would ever synchronize

I cannot piece together tomorrow
but one thing is for sure,
real change takes time
with skulls and knives
never will I allay
the desperate lust
for love

I'm just a little not too over you.

Great word, I've not used this one for a long time.

Don't like this word unless it applies to a little boy who has dropped his icecream cone.

I was crestfallen when I lost my ticket/chopped my leg off/didn't get a call/my husband left me... it's just not the right word. It makes sadness ridiculous.

That said, Michael's quote was perfect for the word.

Great poem to match the title, Queen. Thanks for posting.