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damn
[dam]
verb (used with object)
to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.
to condemn as a failure.
to damn a play.
Synonyms: , , , ,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!
verb (used without object)
to use the word “damn”; swear.
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.
adjective
adverb
damn
/ æ /
interjection
slangan exclamation of annoyance (often in exclamatory phrases such as damn it! damn you! etc)
informalan exclamation of surprise or pleasure (esp in the exclamatory phrase damn me! )
adjective
slang(prenominal) deserving damnation; detestable
adverb
slang(intensifier)
damn fool
a damn good pianist
adverb
slangabsolutely nothing
verb
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
informalas near as possible; very near
to praise so unenthusiastically that the effect is condemnation
noun
slangsomething of negligible value; jot (esp in the phrase not worth a damn )
informalto be unconcerned; not care
Other 51Թ Forms
- damner noun
- predamn verb (used with object)
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of damn1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of damn1
Idioms and Phrases
give a damn, to care; be concerned; consider as important: Also give a darn.
You shouldn't give a damn about their opinions.
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.
damn well, damned.
Example Sentences
This is a comedy, yes, but not a satire: These are just five kids — sorry, adults — who are trying their damnedest, whether at the bank, with a hospital bill or even roasting a chicken.
He would instead do his damnedest to dismantle the Environmental Protection Agency as a functional workplace, while “walking away from virtually every important climate policy on the books.”
He scored 29 points in the fourth quarter, a post-season record that still stands despite future Warriors like Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant trying their damnedest to knock it down.
But really, Reijn is doing her damnedest to get a moral rise out of us.
Gore Vidal was correct when he damningly observed that the American people do not have a memory of the last week.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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