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Damn

/dæm/

The use of "damn" as a curse.

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📖 Definitions of "Damn"

noun

1
The use of "damn" as a curse.
"He said a few damns and left."
2
A small, negligible quantity, being of little value; a whit or jot.
"The new hires aren't worth a damn."
3
The smallest amount of concern or consideration.
"I don't give a damn."

verb

1
To condemn to hell.
"I damn you eternally, fiend!"
2
To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to punishment.
3
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."
4
To condemn as unfit, harmful, invalid, immoral or illegal.

adjective

1
Generic intensifier. Fucking; bloody.
"Shut the damn door!"

adverb

1
Very; extremely.
"That car was going damn fast!"

🔄 Synonyms of "Damn"

25 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
infernalnoun	Of or relating to hell, or the world of the dead; hellish.
maledictverb	accursed, cursed
everlastingnoun	Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
cursenoun	A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
blessednoun	Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.
beshrewverb	(transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
curstverb	Archaic spelling of cursed, simple past and past participle of curse.
hootnoun	The cry of an owl.
blasted	(slang) Intoxicated, drunk.
deuced	(euphemistic, dated) Damned.
cursed	Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
bloodynoun	(informal, British, Ireland, Commonwealth, Hawaii, mildly vulgar) Used as an intensifier.
imprecateverb	(transitive) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
bedamnverb	(transitive, somewhat vulgar) To damn or curse roundly or with iteration and emphasis; damn all over.
damned	(mildly vulgar) Very.
darned	(euphemistic) A minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation, consternation, etc. towards someone or something.
blameverb	(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
goddamnoun	(Gallicism, chiefly in the plural) An English person, from the perspective of a French person or in the context of French history, originating during the Hundred Years' War.
darnverb	(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
goddamned	(often offensive) Used as an intensifier expressing anger.
shucksnoun	an expression of disappointment or irritation
blamed	euphemism of damned (intensifier)
anathemizeverb	To declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.
all-fired	(chiefly US, intensifier, informal) Extremely, thoroughly, very.
goddamnnoun	(vulgar, sometimes offensive) Used as an intensifier.

↔️ Antonyms of "Damn"

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
blessverb	To invoke divine favor upon.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Damn"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
anathemizeverb	To declare to be anathema; to curse and reject.
blameverb	(transitive, usually followed by "for") To assert or consider that someone is the cause of something negative; to place blame; to attribute responsibility (for something negative or for doing something negative).
imprecateverb	(transitive) To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or calamitous.
maledictverb	accursed, cursed
beshrewverb	(transitive, archaic) To invoke or wish evil upon; to curse.
cursenoun	A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
cursed	Under some divine harm, malady, or other curse.
curstverb	Archaic spelling of cursed, simple past and past participle of curse.
bedamnverb	(transitive, somewhat vulgar) To damn or curse roundly or with iteration and emphasis; damn all over.
goddamned	(often offensive) Used as an intensifier expressing anger.
darned	(euphemistic) A minced oath for damned, used to express contempt, exasperation, consternation, etc. towards someone or something.
goddamnnoun	(vulgar, sometimes offensive) Used as an intensifier.
blamed	euphemism of damned (intensifier)
deuced	(euphemistic, dated) Damned.
darnverb	(transitive, sewing) To repair by stitching with thread or yarn, particularly by using a needle to construct a weave across a damaged area of fabric.
all-fired	(chiefly US, intensifier, informal) Extremely, thoroughly, very.
everlastingnoun	Lasting or enduring forever; endless, eternal.
hootnoun	The cry of an owl.
blasted	(slang) Intoxicated, drunk.
blessednoun	Having divine aid, or protection, or other blessing.