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dash hopes

VERB

disappoint

Synonyms

STRONGEST

baffle deceive disconcert disenchant dishearten disillusion dissatisfy dumbfound fail hamper mislead

STRONG

abort balk bungle chagrin circumvent dash delude disgruntle embitter foil founder hinder miscarry tease thwart torment vex

WEAK

bring to naught cast down come to nothing fall down on fall flat fall short of leave in the lurch let down not show put out ruin prospects stand up underwhelm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid assist encourage explain help

STRONG

delight forward make happy please succeed

WEAK

excite satisfy

Example Sentences

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If recent history is any guide, that would seem to dash hopes for a quick recovery.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

That may dash hopes that solving the Hubble tension could also help cosmologists sharpen their problematic theory of the universe’s makeup and evolution.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 31, 2023

The need for boosters is also likely to further dash hopes for speeding up global vaccination.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 16, 2021

The inquiry's report is expected to criticise the department's archiving in the 80s and 90s, and dash hopes the so-called "Dickens' dossier" still exists.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2014

"This could dash hopes that were only recently raised that some sort of negotiated settlement to the holdout problem could finally, and against the odds really, be found," Mackie said.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2013

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