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crush one's hopesto destroy someone's expectations, dreams, or aspirations; to cause severe disappointment

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to destroy someone's expectations, dreams, or aspirations; to cause severe disappointment

Pronunciation (IPA): /krʌʃ wʌnz hoʊps/

Korean meaning: 누군가의 희망이나 기대를 꺾다, 산산조각 내다

Korean pronunciation: 크**러**쉬 원즈 **호**웁스

Example Sentences

  • When she said 'Let's just be friends,' it completely crushed his hopes of dating her.
  • The coach's harsh criticism crushed the young athlete's hopes of making the team.
  • Finding out that unicorns aren't real completely crushed my five-year-old daughter's hopes of becoming a unicorn trainer.

crush one's hopes

NOUN

//krʌʃ wʌnz hoʊps//

to destroy someone's expectations, dreams, or aspirations; to cause severe disappointment

crush one's hopes concept
💡 Concept

to destroy someone's expectations, dreams, or aspirations; to cause severe disappointment

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crush one's hopes rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Don't rush to hush the dreams that crush one's hopes

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/krʌʃ wʌnz hoʊps/
🇬🇧 UK/krʌʃ wʌnz həʊps/

🌳Etymology

Rootcrush

Origin

'Crush'는 중세 프랑스어에서 온 말로 원래 '깨뜨리고 부수다'는 의미였습니다. 마치 포도를 눌러 와인을 만드는 것처럼 희망이라는 단단한 것을 눌러 부숴버린다는 비유적 표현으로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

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rush
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📝Examples

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When she said 'Let's just be friends,' it completely crushed his hopes of dating her.

The coach's harsh criticism crushed the young athlete's hopes of making the team.

😄 Fun example

Finding out that unicorns aren't real completely crushed my five-year-old daughter's hopes of becoming a unicorn trainer.

The economic recession crushed many people's hopes of buying their first home.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

shatter one's dreamsdash one's hopesdestroy expectationsdevastate aspirationsdemolish ambitions

Antonyms

fulfill one's dreamsraise hopesencourage aspirations

Related

disappointmentdevastationdisillusionmentsetbackletdown