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chap⋅fall⋅en

  [chop-faw-luhn, chap-]
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–adjective
dispirited; chagrined; dejected.
Also, chopfallen.

Origin:
1590–1600; chap 3 + fallen
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chap·fall·en   (chāp'fô'lən)   
adj.  Being in low spirits; dejected and disheartened.

[From obsolete chaps, alteration of chops.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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