chapfallen (adjective)

1. After losing the battle, the defeated knight returned to his castle chapfallen, his spirit crushed by the enemy's victory.

2. The protagonist's chapfallen expression in the mirror reflected the despair she felt after seeing the terrifying apparition in her haunted house.

3. As the main character failed to achieve his goal, he stood chapfallen, with tears streaming down his face.

4. When the comedian's punchline fell flat and nobody laughed, he couldn't hide his chapfallen expression and knew he had bombed on stage.