crestfallen

• POS: Adjective
• HYPHEN: crest=fall=en

CIDE DICTIONARY

crestfallen, a. 

•  With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.  [1913 Webster]

  "Let it make thee crestfullen;
  Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride."  [1913 Webster]
•  Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side; -- said of a horse.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

crestfallen, adj.
1 dejected, dispirited.
2 with a fallen or drooping crest.

THESAURUS

crestfallen

abashed, ashamed, baffled, balked, betrayed, bilked, blasted, blighted, blushing, brooding, broody, chagrined, chapfallen, crossed, crushed, dashed, defeated, disappointed, dished, disillusioned, dissatisfied, dumpish, embarrassed, foiled, frustrated, glum, grum, hangdog, humbled, humiliated, ill done-by, ill-served, let down, long-faced, moodish, moody, mopey, moping, mopish, morose, mortified, mumpish, out of countenance, red-faced, regretful, shamed, shamefaced, shamefast, sorely disappointed, soured, sulky, sullen, thwarted

ROGET THESAURUS

crestfallen

Humility

N humility, humbleness, meekness, lowness, lowliness, lowlihood, abasement, self-abasement, submission, resignation, condescension, affability, modesty, verecundity, blush, suffusion, confusion, sense of shame, sense of disgrace, humiliation, mortification, let down, set down, humble, lowly, meek, modest, humble minded, sober-minded, unoffended, submissive, servile, condescending, affable, humbled, bowed down, resigned, abashed, ashamed, dashed, out of countenance, down in the mouth, down on one's knees, down on one's marrowbones, down on one's uppers, humbled in the dust, browbeaten, chapfallen, crestfallen, dumfoundered, flabbergasted, shorn of one's glory, with downcast eyes, with bated breath, with bended knee, on all fours, on one's feet, under correction, with due deference, I am your obedient servant, I am your very humble servant, my service to you, da locum melioribus, parvum parva decent.