# damned

Pronunciation: say "DAMD" /dæmd/

## Adjective

1. Profane variant of damn, used to express contempt, exasperation, or similar feelings toward someone or something. — Variant of profane damn, used to express contempt, exasperation, etc. towards someone or something.
   - Simple: Another form of damn. A rude word used when you are angry or annoyed with someone or something.
   - _I've spent all morning trying to get this damned printer to work._
   - _Somebody's damned car alarm has been going off for an hour._
4. Abandoned by God; godforsaken.
   - Simple: Left alone and given up on by God.
   - _The fresco above the altar shows the damned being dragged down into the flames._
   - _In the poem, damned spirits wander forever outside the gates of heaven._
5. Ellipsis of I'll be damned. — Ellipsis of I'll be damned.
   - Simple: Short form of I'll be damned. Often comes before if, as in damned if I care.
   - _Damned if I'll apologize for telling the truth._
   - _Damned if I can see why they changed the schedule._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of damn. — simple past and past participle of damn
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of damn. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _Critics damned the new stadium design as ugly and wasteful._
   - _A single leaked email had damned his chances of promotion._

## Adverb

3. Very; to a great degree.
   - Simple: Very. It goes before words like good, hard, or fast.
   - _Why is everyone so damned cheerful at six in the morning?_
   - _You know damned well that the rent was due on Friday._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/damned (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).