caught up = involved in a mess? dashing hope =?

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Context:

As 2011 draws to a close, there are growing signs that Asia is becoming caught up in the global slowdown, dashing hopes that the region’s economies would “decouple” from the prolonged recession in Europe and America’s lackluster recovery.

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Definition of caught-up | Collins English Dictionary, meaning #4
dash - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education, meaning #1

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Definition of caught-up | Collins English Dictionary, meaning #4
dash - Dictionary definition and pronunciation - Yahoo! Education, meaning #1

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