Meaning & use
Dashed
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moved suddenly and quickly, or destroyed hopes or expectations abruptly.
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She dashed to the station, afraid of missing the last train.
The team's hopes of winning the championship were dashed in the final minutes.
A note on using this word
In older British informal usage, "dashed" also served as a mild intensifier or substitute for a stronger oath, as in "a dashed nuisance."
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Another way to use it
2. adverb
British informal, dated: used as a mild intensifier, similar to "very" or "extremely."
It was a dashed inconvenient time to lose power.
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