Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of disappointing someone: "dashing hopes" refers to an action (or failure to act) that causes someone's hopes or expectations to be disappointed or destroyed.
   • A disappointment: It can also denote the resulting feeling or event of having one's hopes ruined.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The sudden cancellation of the festival was a dashing of hopes for many in the community.
  • His failure to keep the promise was a cruel dashing of her hopes.

Advanced Usage

• "to be a dashing of hopes": to constitute an event that disappoints.
  • The rejected application was a dashing of hopes for the aspiring student.

Variants and Related Words

• Dash (verb): To destroy or frustrate (hopes, spirits).
  • The bad news dashed their hopes of an early victory.

Synonyms

• Disappointment: The feeling or event of hopes being unfulfilled.
• Letdown: A disappointment or a failure to meet expectations.
• Frustration: The feeling of being upset or annoyed due to inability to achieve something.

Related Phrases

• To dash someone's hopes: To destroy someone's hopes or expectations.
  • The negative review dashed the author's hopes for a bestseller.

Noun

1. an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone