to condemn (somebody) to a punishment or fate, esp, in some beliefs, to eternal punishment
to condemn (somebody or something) as a failure by public criticism
a play damned by the critics
to bring ruin on (somebody)
to curse (somebody or something)
to curse or swear
damn with faint praise
to praise (somebody or something) in a feeble or ambiguous way that seems like criticism
I'll be damned
informal used to express astonishment
I'll be damned if
informal used to express firm refusal
I'll be damned if I'll go
[Middle English dampnen via Old Frenchfrom Latin damnare, from damnum damage1, loss, fine]