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fall

verb (UNHAPPY)
 
 
/fɔːl/ US  /fɑːl/ (fell, fallen)

Definition

your face/spirits fall If your face falls, you suddenly look unhappy or disappointed, and if your spirits fall, you suddenly feel unhappy or disappointed: His spirits fell when he saw the distance he still had to go. As she read her exam results, her face fell.Disappointing yourself and others
(Definition of fall verb (UNHAPPY) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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