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

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

—U.S. equity indexes all fell premarket as the collapse of peace talks dashed optimism that had pushed stocks to their best one-week performance since November last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

McIlroy once again held off English veteran Justin Rose - whose own Augusta dream was dashed again by his European Ryder Cup team-mate.

From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026

Transportation Security Administration agents’ hopes of getting paid soon were dashed Wednesday as initial support for the latest Department of Homeland Security funding deal fizzled out.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

When he spotted me, his face lit up, and I dashed across the street.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

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