damn.
To condemn.
Meaning & usage
To condemn.
The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
Only God can damn.
To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
I’m afraid that if I speak out on this, I’ll be damned as a troublemaker.
To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
To curse; put a curse upon.
That man stole my wallet. Damn him!
To invoke damnation; to curse.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnāre (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).
Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
Shut the damn door!
Damn freaks!
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnāre (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).
Very; extremely.
That car was going damn fast!
How are you damn quick?
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnāre (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).
Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt or surprise, etc. See also dammit.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnāre (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).
The word "damn" employed as a curse.
He said a few damns and left.
A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.
The new hires aren't worth a damn.
The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
I don't give a damn.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English dampnen, from Old French damner, from Latin damnāre (“to condemn, inflict loss upon”), from damnum (“loss”).
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