chapfallen

English

Etymology

From chap +‎ fallen; see chap (“jaw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃæpfɔːlən/

Adjective

chapfallen (comparative more chapfallen, superlative most chapfallen)

1. Crestfallen, dejected.

   Synonyms: chopfallen; see also Thesaurus:sad

   • c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke: […] (Second Quarto), London: […] I[ames] R[oberts] for N[icholas] L[ing] […], published 1604, →OCLC, [Act V, scene i]:

     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.