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verb (used with object) to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.
to condemn as a failure: to damn a play.
to bring condemnation upon; ruin.
to doom to eternal punishment or condemn to hell.
to swear at or curse, using the word “damn”: Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!
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interjection (used as an expletive to express anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.)
noun the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
something of negligible value: not worth a damn.
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Idioms for damndamn well , Informal . damned (def. 7).
damn with faint praise , to praise so moderately as, in effect, to condemn: The critic damned the opera with faint praise when he termed the production adequate.
give a damn , Informal . to care; be concerned; consider as important: You shouldn't give a damn about their opinions. Also give a darn.
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Origin of damn 1250–1300; Middle English
dam (
p )
nen <Old French
dam (
p )
ner <Latin
damnāre to condemn, derivative of
damnum damage, fine, harm
SYNONYMS FOR damn 2 berate, censure, denounce, disparage, blast.
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OTHER WORDS FROM damn damner, noun pre·damn, verb (used with object) Words nearby damn Damien, Damietta, daminozide, dammar, dammit, damn , damnable, damnably, damnation, damnatory, damned
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He had just as much right to be there as any other damn body.
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Fortunately, no one gives a damn about a Daily Beast reporter.
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Dread is the feeling I get when something bad seems to be on the way, and I know that there's not a damn thing I can do about it.
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“She fought so Damn hard,” the poster added in a follow-up comment.
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If Bishop Caiaphas had been a layman he would perhaps have added, Damn him!
Rejected of Men | Howard Pyle
It wouldn't take much to make me strike; damn me, there's fighting blood in me, and you know it.
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"Damn the stocks," began Mr. Stirn, plunging right in medias res, and by a fine use of one of the noblest figures of rhetoric.
The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 2, January, 1851 | Various
Yes, and damn 'em, they'll find that others mean business, too!
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Why, damn it, you ought to know which one it wasyou bandaged it!
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British Dictionary definitions for damn interjection slang an exclamation of annoyance (often in exclamatory phrases such as damn it! damn you! etc)
informal an exclamation of surprise or pleasure (esp in the exclamatory phrase damn me! )
adjective (prenominal) slang deserving damnation; detestable
adverb , adjective (prenominal) slang (intensifier) damn fool ; a damn good pianist
adverb damn all slang absolutely nothing
verb (mainly tr) to condemn as bad, worthless, etc
to curse
to condemn to eternal damnation
(often passive) to doom to ruin; cause to fail the venture was damned from the start
(also intr) to prove (someone) guilty damning evidence
to swear (at) using the word damn
as near as damn it British informal as near as possible; very near
damn with faint praise to praise so unenthusiastically that the effect is condemnation
SEE MORE SEE LESS noun slang something of negligible value; jot (esp in the phrase not worth a damn )
not give a damn informal to be unconcerned; not care
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Word Origin for damn C13: from Old French dampner, from Latin damnāre to injure, condemn, from damnum loss, injury, penalty
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Idioms and Phrases with damn In addition to the idioms beginning with damn
damned if I do, damned if I don't damn well damn with faint praise also see:
do one's damnedest give a damn not worth a dime (tinker's damn) SEE MORE ORIGINS SEE FEWER ORIGINS
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