damnation
/damˈneɪʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
Condemnation to eternal punishment in hell: sins that risk eternal damnation...
- Even the most extreme threat of eternal damnation in hell which Christianity preaches does not deter their believers from committing mortal sins.
- A despicable villain tempts a sinner and lures him into sin, alienation, and damnation.
- Concepts of fire and damnation have given way to more sanguine personal exhortations to love, service, and devotion.
Synonyms
condemnation to hell, eternal punishment, perdition, doom, hellfire;
curse, execration, imprecation, excommunication, anathema, anathematization, malediction;
North American hex
archaic malison
exclamation
Expressing anger or frustration.Damnation, he got away....
- ‘Damnation!’ Eddy hissed as she missed a vital step and felt her sword slip from her hand.
- Damnation! I'd drunk more than that before and still been able to thread a needle.
Origin
Middle English: via Old French from Latin dam(p)natio(n-), from the verb dam(p)nare 'inflict loss on' (see damn).