damn

Pluraldamns

Formsdamns, damning, damned

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   veryadverbmildly vulgar

   Very, used to make a word sound stronger.

   It's damn cold outside today, so wear a hat.

   You did a damn good job on that painting.

   UsagePut it before a describing word: damn cold.

   Similarawfully, terribly, insanely, exceedingly, extraordinarily

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   interjectionmildly vulgar

   A word people say when they feel angry, annoyed, let down, or surprised.

   Damn! I left my keys in the car again.

   Damn, this pizza is really good!

   UsagePeople also say damn it. Darn is softer.

   Similardammit, darn, dang, crap, drat

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   rude stressadjectivemildly vulgar

   A word, sometimes rude, put before a noun to make what you say sound stronger.

   Can someone please close the damn window?

   The damn bus is late again.

   UsageIt can follow a, the, or that: a damn nuisance, the damn bus, that damn noise.

   Similarbloody, damned, darn, dang, blasted

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   least concernnounmildly vulgar

   Even a tiny bit of care or value, used in phrases like don't give a damn.

   He doesn't give a damn what other people think.

   Does anyone give a damn about this old park?

   UsageUse about before a noun: I don't give a damn about the cost.

   Similarhoot, toss, fig

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   criticizeverbtransitive

   To say that something is bad, wrong, useless, or against the law.

   The critics damned the new movie after its first show.

   Some parents damn video games as a waste of time.

   UsageSay damn something as bad or wrong.

   Similarvilify, demonize, excoriate

   Oppositepraise, commend, applaud

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   doomverbtransitive

   To make someone look guilty or bad, or to ruin their chances or future.

   One bad decision can damn a young person to years of trouble.

   People worried that the new rules would damn small farms to failure.

   UsageSay damn someone to a bad future.

   Similarcondemn, doom, incriminate

   Oppositeexonerate, vindicate, redeem

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   send to hellverbtransitive or intransitive

   In religion, to judge a person as guilty and give them a punishment, especially one that lasts forever.

   The preacher said that God would damn anyone who lied.

   My grandmother believed that God forgives more often than he damns.

   UsageOften be damned. The damned are people punished forever.

   Similarcondemn

   Oppositesave, redeem

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   verbmildly vulgartransitive

   To curse someone or something, or to swear angrily.

   Damn you for reading my diary!

   She damned the rain that ruined her picnic.

   UsagePeople shout Damn you! Do not use it in polite or formal talk.

   Similarcurse, blast

   Oppositebless

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