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dashed

1 American  
[dasht] / dæʃt /

adjective

  1. made up of dashes.

    a dashed line down the middle of the road.
dashed 2 American  
[dasht] / dæʃt /

adjective

Chiefly British.

  1. (used as a euphemism) damned.

    dashed impudence; dashed bad luck.

Other Word Forms

  • dashedly adverb

Etymology

Origin of dashed1

First recorded in 1640–50; dash 1 + -ed 2

Origin of dashed2

First recorded in 1640–50; dash 2 + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Hopes for a deal had been rising going into last weekend but Trump dashed them on Saturday by scrapping a planned trip by his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

But despite his overnight stardom, hopes were instantly dashed after the tattoo came to light.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

Hopes that China’s thirst for foreign reds would return were dashed in May, when, as part of a continuing austerity drive, Beijing explicitly banned the consumption of alcohol at Chinese government and Communist Party events.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

But across two legs of last-16 action, those suggestions of dominance have been dashed with just two teams - Arsenal and Liverpool - progressing to the quarter-finals.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

He dashed over and climbed into the back before Uncle Jet could see him.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young

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