Word: crestfallen
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: crest
fall
en
Definition: Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to one side.
Morphemes:
Affix: crest
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a crest for.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: crista
Language: la
Decoded: crista
PoS: Noun
Meaning: (of a helmet) the crest, the plume
Affix: fall
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A short, flexible piece of leather forming part of a bullwhip, placed between the thong and the cracker.
Affix: -en
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Denotes a quasi-past participle or participle-like adjective when attached to a noun or verb.