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DASHING HOPES
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Dictionary entry overview: What does dashing hopes mean?
• DASHING HOPES (noun)
The noun DASHING HOPES has 1 sense:
1. an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
Familiarity information: DASHING HOPES used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
dashing hopes; disappointment
Hypernyms ("dashing hopes" is a kind of...):
failure (an unexpected omission)
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