chapfallen

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chapfallen

/ˈt͡ʃæpfɔːlən/

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From chap + fallen; see chap (“jaw”).

adjective more chapfallen · most chapfallen

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.
Similar: chopfallen, atrabiliary, atrabilious, blitheless, dispirited, blue, bummed out, chapfallen, cheerless, crestfallen, cut up, damp

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@misc{chapfallen_2026,
  title = {chapfallen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chapfallen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}