crestfallenness

English

Etymology

From crestfallen +‎ -ness.

Noun

crestfallenness (uncountable)

1. The quality of being crestfallen.

   Synonyms: despondency, dejection, downheartedness; see also Thesaurus:sadness

   • 1857, Edward Bulwer Lytton Lytton, What Will He Do with It?, volume 2, page 152:

     Everywhere a sullen look — everywhere that ineffable aspect of crestfallenness!