CRESTFALLENNESS Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

crestfallenness

noun

as in discontent

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Noun

Army of Shadows doesn’t have a TX but the team will be keen to get it out quickly in order to tap into a local and global feeling of political discontent.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 3 July 2026
But AfD has long become adept at harnessing discontent with issues well beyond its signature theme of curbing migration, which powered its rise in the mid-2010s.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of discontent

Noun

Just minutes after Trump’s decision to nix the signing ceremony, Thune sat for an exclusive interview with the Washington Examiner and voiced some displeasure with the president’s decision, given the bipartisan nature of the bill.

— Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 3 July 2026
But with the rise of generative AI, some breweries around the world are starting to be vocal about their displeasure of its use in the beer industry.

— Em Sauter, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of displeasure

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The party has focused on driving down consumer costs, seizing on what polling shows is deep dissatisfaction about the economy and worries about affordability.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 5 July 2026
The mass demonstrations delayed AfD's vote, prompting Chrupalla to criticize the method in which agitators expressed their dissatisfaction.

— Robert McGreevy, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026

Definition of dissatisfaction

Noun

In the 30 years following the tune’s release, disappointment has only continued to plague the Three Lions.

— Fisher Isbell, AJC.com, 2 July 2026
The crowd was filled with Knicks fans, many of whom bought tickets from 76ers’ supporters who were accustomed to postseason disappointment.

— Tim Casey, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of disappointment

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Mbappe almost became the poster boy for general discontentment as Madrid’s season slipped away following the sacking of Xabi Alonso in January.

— Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 1 July 2026
However, with the LLC and Fictitious Business Name registrations lapsed, the Ziyadehs had little recourse other than to voice their discontentment.

— Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 24 June 2026

Definition of discontentment

Noun

Colonists down south, especially fierce New England Protestants who took a dim view of Catholicism, viewed this act – and their new fellow imperial subjects – with dismay and considerable suspicion.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
The decision to wean, much to the dismay of many, can come from either party.

— Dr. Edith Bracho-Sanchez, CNN Money, 30 June 2026

Definition of dismay

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