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damn verb (damned , damning) 1 relig to sentence someone to never-ending punishment in hell. 2 to declare someone or something to be useless or worthless. 3 to suggest or prove the guiltiness of someone. exclamation (often damn it) expressing annoyance or disappointment. adj, colloq used for emphasis: annoying; hateful • the damn cold. adverb, colloq used for emphasis • It's damn cold. damning adj 1 very critical. 2 proving or suggesting guilt. as near as damn it see under near. be damned if one will do something colloq to refuse to do it. damn all colloq nothing at all. damn someone or something with faint praise to praise them or it so unenthusiastically as to seem disapproving. not give a damn colloq not to care at all.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin damnare to condemn.
damn verb (damned , damning) 1 relig to sentence someone to never-ending punishment in hell. 2 to declare someone or something to be useless or worthless. 3 to suggest or prove the guiltiness of someone. exclamation (often damn it) expressing annoyance or disappointment. adj, colloq used for emphasis: annoying; hateful • the damn cold. adverb, colloq used for emphasis • It's damn cold. damning adj 1 very critical. 2 proving or suggesting guilt. as near as damn it see under near. be damned if one will do something colloq to refuse to do it. damn all colloq nothing at all. damn someone or something with faint praise to praise them or it so unenthusiastically as to seem disapproving. not give a damn colloq not to care at all.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin damnare to condemn.
damn verb (damned , damning) 1 relig to sentence someone to never-ending punishment in hell. 2 to declare someone or something to be useless or worthless. 3 to suggest or prove the guiltiness of someone. exclamation (often damn it) expressing annoyance or disappointment. adj, colloq used for emphasis: annoying; hateful • the damn cold. adverb, colloq used for emphasis • It's damn cold. damning adj 1 very critical. 2 proving or suggesting guilt. as near as damn it see under near. be damned if one will do something colloq to refuse to do it. damn all colloq nothing at all. damn someone or something with faint praise to praise them or it so unenthusiastically as to seem disapproving. not give a damn colloq not to care at all.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c: from Latin damnare to condemn.
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