dashed

¹

[dasht]

adjective

1. made up of dashes: dash.

   a dashed line down the middle of the road.

dashed

²

[dasht]

adjective

Chiefly British.

1. (used as a euphemism) damned.

   dashed impudence; dashed bad luck.

Other Word Forms

• dashedly adverb

Word History and Origins

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

Her hopes for sisterhood and support are dashed when her boss steals her business idea.

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He heard the ball hit the roof, dashed toward the sound and retrieved the ball from under a bush.

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As the final seconds ticked away Saturday, there was only the realization that, once again, its hopes of a special season had been dashed right on the doorstep.

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On cue, the three older children dashed to their mother’s side, weeping and begging her not to succumb.

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“See? She did not forget!” she thought, but her excitement was dashed in the next sentence.

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Related Words

• crestfallen 
• despondent 
• discouraged 
• disheartened 
• dispirited 
• gloomy 
• glum 
• morose