Expressions Of Sadness

adjective feeling or looking disappointed or discouraged

• The professor's chapfallen expression indicated his disappointment in the students' performance.
• After failing the exam, Sarah walked around looking chapfallen.
• When he found out he didn't get the job, he was totally chapfallen.
• Her dreams of becoming a professional athlete were chapfallen after her injury.

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adjective desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable

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• The forlorn expression on her face indicated deep sadness and despair.
• He looked so forlorn sitting alone at the party.
• She felt totally forlorn after her crush rejected her.
• The old, abandoned house had a forlorn feel to it, as if it had been forgotten by time.

noun a person who appears sad or disappointed

adjective describing someone who appears sad or disappointed

• The long-faced gentleman stood quietly in the corner of the room.
• She always looks so long-faced when she's upset.
• Why are you so long-faced today? Cheer up!
• The team was long-faced after losing the championship game.

noun a feeling of deep distress caused by loss, disappointment, or other misfortune

• The news of her passing brought great sorrow to all who knew her.
• I felt a deep sense of sorrow after hearing about the accident.
• I was totally bummed out by the news, it brought so much sorrow.
• His heart was heavy with sorrow, like a weight dragging him down.

adjective describing someone who has tears in their eyes, typically due to being emotional or upset

• She was teary-eyed as she accepted the award for her humanitarian work.
• I got a little teary-eyed watching that heartwarming movie.
• The ending of that show always makes me so teary-eyed.
• The beauty of the sunset left me teary-eyed with its magnificence.