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[
chop
-faw-l
uh
n
,
chap
-
]
chap·fall·en
/
ˈtʃɒpˌfɔ
lən
,
ˈtʃæp-
/
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[
chop
-faw-l
uh
n
,
chap
-
]
Show IPA
adjective
dispirited; chagrined; dejected.
Also,
chopfallen.
Origin:
1590–1600;
chap
3
+
fallen
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Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
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chapfallen
or
chopfallen
(ˈtʃæpˌfɔːlən)
—
adj
dejected; downhearted; crestfallen
[C16: from
chops
+
fallen
]
chopfallen
or
chopfallen
—
adj
[C16: from
chops
+
fallen
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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