to dash

Examples

• All

• Even if his musical hopes were dashed, the spirit remained.

  Searching for Sugar Man (2012)

• And when you see your hope being dashed, people get disheartened.

  Tim Ferriss

• Well, I would hate to dash any hopes, but I fear I am the better man for the job.

  Chevalier (2023)

• Now when our core hopes get dashed, it does not feel good.

  DoctorRamani

• Oh, don't raise my hopes only to dash them.

  The Loft (2014)

• My hopes for finishing college were dashed again, this time "for the duration."

  Academic text (1992)

• The fact that he wasn't a doctor only dashed my hopes a little.

  Fiction book (1992)

• All hopes of the Spice Girls' live triumph are surely dashed.

  Spice World (1997)

• I hate to dash your hopes, but don't you think others have come along before you with the same thought and, from the looks of it, deeper pockets?

  Gold (2016)

• My dear child, I'm sorry to dash your hopes... but your father's not with us any more.

Synonyms

S

to smash

vsto dash

72 5.1

To make someone's hopes, confidence, or plans fail completely

is focused on destroying inner hopes and enthusiasm suddenly rather than external defeat

S

to shatter

vsto dash

48 4.6

Cause deep pain to someone's feelings and destroy their hopes

focuses on crushing hope, courage, or enthusiasm rather than wider feelings

T

to to smash

vsto dash

11 4.1

To completely destroy something, often hopes or plans

aims at wrecking hopes or courage instead of destroying objects or plans

D

to daunt

vsto dash

7 7.2

To make someone feel afraid or less confident

acts more suddenly and completely, destroying hope or enthusiasm rather than mildly discouraging

T

to torpedo their chances

vsto dash

7.9

To ruin their chances of success

targets external chances of success rather than directly destroying inner hope or courage

Antonyms

E

to encourage

∞ 2.3

Give someone support and confidence so they try or keep doing something

I

to inspire

837 3.2

Cause someone to feel excited and ready to act

U

to uplift

23 3.2

To make someone feel happier and more hopeful

Idioms

C

to cut a dash

• Informal

7.2

To attract attention by looking smart and stylish

D

dash it

• Archaic

9.2

A short mild word people say when they are annoyed

Phrasal Verbs

D

to dash off

3 5.1

To write something quickly without much care

M

to make a dash for

2 3.4

Run quickly toward a place or thing to reach it first

D

to dash down

1 4.4

To write something quickly without much care

D

to do the dash

• UK

9.3

To run away quickly to avoid being caught

Compounds

D

dash of

18 1.3

A small amount you add to change or improve something else

Q

quick dash

• Informal

1 3.7

A short fast trip to a nearby place for a small task

D

dash-pot

• Specialized

9.6

A device with a piston that moves through liquid or air to slow sudden movement in machines

E

en dash

• Specialized

7.4

A short horizontal line used between numbers to show a range, or between words to show a connection

S

swung dash

• Specialized

9.9

A mark used in writing to show that a word or part of a word is left out

How Disappointing

to devastate

221 4.9

to crush

386 4.7

to dash

24 5.5

to dishearten

8 5.3

to discourage

257 3.5

to disappoint

492 1.0

to let down

210 2.9

Surface Forms

Etymology