Usually means: Crushing expectations with sudden disappointment.
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▸ noun:  an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone


Opposite:
crushing dreams

Types:
dashed, crushed, squashed, deflated, demolished, destroyed, ruined, disappointed, more...

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Opposite:
crushing dreams

Types:
dashed, crushed, squashed, deflated, demolished, destroyed, ruined, disappointed, more...




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