jawfallen
jawfallen · more jawfallen · most jawfallen
Dejected, dispiritedDejected, dispirited.
Meaning
2 senses(archaic)Dejected, dispirited.
(obsolete)Having a "fallen" or locked jaw (and hence sometimes unable to speak), variously attributed to dejection (the previous sense) or lockjaw.
Origin
From jaw + fallen.From jaw + fallen.
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Forms
more jawfallen, most jawfallen| Comparative | more jawfallen Lesson |
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| Superlative | most jawfallen Lesson |
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Synonyms
86 synonymsLessons for this word
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