Definitions for damndæm
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
damndæm
to declare to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.
to condemn as a failure:
to damn a play.
to bring condemnation upon; ruin:
damned by his gambling habit.
to doom to eternal punishment or condemn to hell.
Category: Religion
to swear at or curse, using the word “damn.”
(v.i.)to use the word “damn”; swear.
(interj.)(used as an expletive to express anger, annoyance, disgust, etc.)
(n.)the utterance of “damn” in swearing or for emphasis.
something of negligible value:
not worth a damn.
Ref: damned (defs. 2, 3). 2 3
Ref: damned. 6
Idioms for damn:
damn with faint praise,to praise so moderately as, in effect, to condemn.
Category: Idiom
Origin of damn:
1250–1300; ME < OF dam(p)ner < L damnāre to condemn
damn′er(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
damn, darn, hoot, red cent, shit, shucks, tinker's damn, tinker's dam(adj)
something of little value
"his promise is not worth a damn"; "not worth one red cent"; "not worth shucks"
damn, goddamn(adj)
used as expletives
"oh, damn (or goddamn)!"
blasted, blame, blamed, blessed, damn, damned, darned, deuced, goddam, goddamn, goddamned, infernal(verb)
expletives used informally as intensifiers
"he's a blasted idiot"; "it's a blamed shame"; "a blame cold winter"; "not a blessed dime"; "I'll be damned (or blessed or darned or goddamned) if I'll do any such thing"; "he's a damn (or goddam or goddamned) fool"; "a deuced idiot"; "an infernal nuisance"
curse, beshrew, damn, bedamn, anathemize, anathemise, imprecate, maledict(adverb)
wish harm upon; invoke evil upon
"The bad witch cursed the child"
bloody, damn, all-fired(adverb)
extremely
"you are bloody right"; "Why are you so all-fired aggressive?"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
damn(interjection)ˈæm
indicates anger or frustration
Wiktionary
damn(Noun)
The use of "damn" as a curse.
damn(Noun)
A small, negligible quantity, being of little value.
The new hires aren't worth a damn.
damn(Noun)
The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
I donu2019t give a damn.
damn(Verb)
To condemn to hell.
The official position is that anyone who does this will be damned for all eternity.
damn(Verb)
To put out of favor; to ruin; to label negatively.
Iu2019m afraid that if I speak out on this, Iu2019ll be damned as a troublemaker.
damn(Verb)
To condemn as unfit, harmful, of poor quality, unsuccessful, invalid, immoral or illegal.
damn(Verb)
To curse; put a curse upon.
That man stole my wallet. Damn him!
damn(Verb)
To invoke damnation; to curse.
While I inwardly damn. uE000112455uE001 Goldsmith.
damn(Adverb)
awfully, extremely
That car was going damn fast!
damn(Adjective)
Generic intensifier.
Shut the damn door!
damn(Interjection)
Used to express anger, irritation, disappointment, annoyance, contempt, etc. See also dammit.
Origin: dampnen, from dampner, from damnare, from damnum.
Webster Dictionary
Damn(verb)
to condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment; to sentence; to censure
Damn(verb)
to doom to punishment in the future world; to consign to perdition; to curse
Damn(verb)
to condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc
Damn(verb)
to invoke damnation; to curse
Translations for damn
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verdoemAfrikaans
- يُدين، يَحْكُم عَلَيْهِ بالعِقاب الأبَدي في جَهَنَّمArabic
- проклинамBulgarian
- amaldiçoarPortuguese (BR)
- zatratitCzech
- verdammenGerman
- fordømmeDanish
- καταριέμαιGreek
- maldecirSpanish
- ära needmaEstonian
- به عذاب دوزخ محکوم کردن؛ لعن کردنFarsi
- kirotaFinnish
- damnerFrench
- מְקוּלַלHebrew
- नरक में अनंतकालीन सजा देनाHindi
- osuditi, prokletiCroatian
- (el)átkozHungarian
- mengutukIndonesian
- fordæmaIcelandic
- dannareItalian
- 永遠に罰するJapanese
- 저주하다Korean
- prakeikti, pasmerkti pragaro kančiomsLithuanian
- nolādētLatvian
- laknatMalay
- verdoemenDutch
- fordømmeNorwegian
- skazać na potępiemiePolish
- به عذاب دوزخ محکوم کردن؛ لعن کردنPersian
- لعنت ويل (پر): بدويل، په بدو محكومول، غندلPashto
- amaldiçoarPortuguese
- a osândiRomanian
- проклинатьRussian
- zatratiťSlovak
- prekletiSlovenian
- prokletSerbian
- förbanna, fördömaSwedish
- ตกนรกThai
- lânetlemek, lânet okumakTurkish
- 罰...入地獄Chinese (Trad.)
- проклинатиUkrainian
- لعنت کے قابلUrdu
- nguyền rủaVietnamese
- 罚...入地狱Chinese (Simp.)
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